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Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates
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Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates
Publication year:
2006
| Cataloged on:
Dec. 04, 2006
ANNOTATION: Results from a methodical review of "what works" to reduce the need for future prison beds, save the taxpayers' money, and overall reduce crime rates are reported. Sections following a summary are: legislative direction for the study; background -- trends in historic and forecast prison populations in Washington; background -- supply and demand -- the forecasted need for prison beds, 2008 to 2030; background -- crime in Washington and taxpayer costs for criminal justice; research questions and methodology; what "evidence-based" means; findings regarding what works to reduce crime; projections -- the effects of alternative evidence-based implementation portfolios; and discussion of findings and next steps. The basic conclusion drawn from this analysis of "571 rigorous comparison-group evaluations of adult corrections, juvenile corrections, and preventive programs . . . [is that] some evidence-based programs can reduce crime, but others cannot" (p. 1).