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  • document preview for Implementing Evidence-Based Policy and Practice in Community Corrections

    Implementing Evidence-Based Policy and Practice in Community Corrections

    A “guide for [community corrections] agencies to transform themselves into evidence-based organizations” is provided (p.xv). 

    • Six chapters follow an executive summary: what evidence-based practice is; 
    • the integrated model; 
    • the principles of effective intervention; 
    • implementing evidence-based principles; 
    • leading organizational change and development; 
    • and collaboration for systemic change. 
    • The appendixes include: 
      • research support gradient; 
      • the search conference; 
      • and key concepts in organizational development.

  • How States Engage in Evidence-Based Policymaking A National Assessment (2017)

    Evidence-based policymaking is the systematic use of findings from program evaluations and outcome analyses (“evidence”) to guide government policy and funding decisions. By focusing limited resources on public services and programs that have been shown to produce positive results, governments can expand their investments in more cost-effective options, consider reducing funding for ineffective programs, and improve the outcomes of services funded by taxpayer dollars.

  • How Policymakers Prioritize Evidence-Based Programs Through Law Lessons from Washington, Tennessee, and Oregon (2017)

    Evidence-based policymaking, which relies on rigorous analysis of program results to inform budget, policy, and management decisions, is one strategy gaining support among public leaders who want to reduce wasteful spending, expand successful programs, and strengthen accountability."

  • Minnesota Among National Leaders in Evidence-Based Policymaking State Uses Checklist and Cost-Benefit Model to Assess Program Effectiveness (2017)

    In a new report, the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative names Minnesota as one of five leading states in evidence-based policymaking.

  • Key Findings From 50-State Assessment of Evidence-Based Policymaking Five States Lead in This Approach as Most Others Show Modest Levels of Engagement (2017)

    Evidence-based policymaking—the systematic use of findings from program evaluations and outcome analyses to guide government policy and funding decisions—is growing in popularity in state capitols, but information is limited about the extent to which states employ this approach. In a new report, the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative identifies five states—Washington, Utah, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Oregon—as leaders in this field. These states demonstrated the most frequent, advanced development of processes and tools for using evidence in policy and budget decisions.

  • Implementation Oversight for Evidence Based Programs A Policymaker’s Guide to Effective Program Delivery (2016)

    This brief is one in a series about the five key components of evidence-based policymaking as identified in Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government.

  • Video: Evidence-Based Policymaking Made Easy by 'Results First' Tool (2016)

    In this animated video, learn about the Results First Initiative, which, since 2011, has partnered with states and counties across the country to help them incorporate the use of evidence in their budgeting and policy making processes—helping to improve outcomes and make the most of limited resources.

  • A Guide to Evidence-Based Budget Development How to Use Research to Inform Program Funding Decisions (2016)

    This brief is one in a series about the five key components of evidence-based policymaking as identified in ‘Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government,’ a 2014 report.

  • Putting Results First in State and Local Government (2016)

    Today, legislators and managers from 22 states and four California counties have partnered with Results First to bring evidence-based decision-making to their constituencies.

  • Evidence-Based Policymaking: A Guide for Effective Government (2014)

    This report discusses how and why evidence-based policymaking is a growing national trend and reviews the framework in detail to provide tips and strategies that policymakers can use to instill evidence in decision-making at all levels of government.

  • Justice Center For Evidence Based Practice Office of Research and Strategic Planning (2011)

    This policy establishes requirements and responsibilities for Users and User Trainers of the Level of Service/Case management Inventory (LS/CMI) in the correctional system of West Virginia.

  • Risk-Need-Responsivity Model for Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation (2007)

    The impact of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model on the development of other risk assessment tools and rehabilitation programs is discussed.