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Building Cost-Benefit Analysis Capacity in Criminal Justice: Notes from a Roundtable Discussion
By Chiu, Tina. U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance (Washington, DC). Vera Institute of Justice. Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice (CBKB) (New York, NY) .
“Interest in using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to help in criminal justice policymaking and planning has grown in recent years as state and local budgets have become increasingly strained. Most jurisdictions, however, have not been able to create a sustained capacity to produce and use CBA in decision making and budgeting. The Vera Institute of Justice organized a roundtable discussion to examine what factors might help jurisdictions build lasting capacity to use and perform CBA … The discussion... Read More

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Linking Evaluation and Cost-Benefit Analysis in Criminal Justice: A Practical Introduction
By Drake, Elizabeth; Levshin, Valarie. Vera Institute of Justice. Cost-Benefit Knowledge Bank for Criminal Justice (CBKB) (New York, NY).
This presentation is a great primer on cost-benefit analysis (CBA). This webinar covers the basics of cost-benefit analysis in justice policy, how to understand marginal costs, and how to estimate marginal costs. In particular, participants will learn: the differences between marginal and average costs; why marginal costs are necessary in a credible cost-benefit analysis; and five methods to estimate the marginal costs of criminal justice operations.... Read More
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