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The Importance of Collaboration

Collaboration can be defined as "coming together to work toward a common vision." The collaborative process is intended to move participants away from the traditional definition of power as control or domination and towards a definition that allows for shared authority. This results in greater achievements than would be attained by one organization working alone.

Because no public safety agency operates in a vacuum, engaging system stakeholders in change efforts helps eliminate barriers, increases opportunities for success, enriches the change process, educates stakeholders about the community corrections agency's work, and creates a shared vision that supports systemic change efforts. (NIC/CJI)

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2004

NIC Publication
Implementing Evidence-Based Principles in Community Corrections: Collaboration for Systemic Change in the Criminal Justice System
The use of collaboration to implement an integrated system reform model is explained. This publication has sections regarding: the need to collaborate; who should be included; the need for structure; sustaining collaboration; a collaborative model fo... Read More
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