Evidence-based practices (EBP) applied in correctional settings are built upon empirical research and data rather than generally depending upon anecdotal experience and perceptions. Agencies must define desired yet realistic, measurable outcomes in applying EBP in case management and of persons under supervision. 

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  Fidelity to Evidence-based Practices:  Our Obligation to Effective Supervision and Service Delivery

  Date September 2020    
  This article from the US Courts and Federal Probation Journal reviews the benefits of evaluating fidelity within organizations. In addition, it provides strategies and decision points to consider when developing a fidelity evaluation process.

• Florida State University Institute for Justice Research and Development

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  This university site offers stakeholders, including law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, corrections professionals, service providers, justice-involved individuals, and policymakers, using comprehensive scientific research to make informed, data-driven decisions. These decisions generate, inform, and implement criminal justice solutions through research and evidence-based practices.

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  Using Evidence to Reduce Recidivism

  Date: December 2019    
  This video was produced at the 2019 Arizona Judicial Conference describing the research conducted on risk assessments and practices by Dr. Ed Latessa. He describes the outcomes of a reform process that works in his unique way.

• A Guide for Using Administrative Data to Examine Long-term Outcomes in Program Evaluation

  Date: August 2021    
  This guide, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services and produced by MDRC, a private organization created in 1974 by the Ford Foundation and federal agencies to improve the well-being of people who are economically disadvantaged, provides a resource to assist program evaluation teams—including funders, sponsors, and evaluation research partners—in assessing the feasibility and potential value of examining long-term outcomes using administrative data. In addition, it describes common steps involved in linking evaluation and administrative data.

• American Psychological Association - Rehabilitating Criminal Justice Policy and Practice

  Date: 2010    
  For over 30 years, criminal justice policy has been dominated by a “get tough” approach to offenders. Increasing punitive measures have failed to reduce criminal recidivism and instead have led to a rapidly growing correctional system that has strained government budgets.

• Implementation Science in Criminal Justice: How Implementation of Evidence-based Programs and Practices Affects Outcomes

  Date: October 2017    
  This article discusses evidence-based practices and the need for evaluating and understanding agency and organizations' readiness to adopt change before moving towards implementation.