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    Evidence-Based Practices in the Criminal Justice System: An Annotated Bibliography

    “What Is the Evidence?"

    Evidence-based policy and practice is focused on reducing offender risk, which in turn reduces new crime and improves public safety. Of the many available approaches to community supervision, a few core principles stand out as proven risk reduction strategies. Though not all of the principles are supported by the same weight of evidence, each has been proven to influence positive behavior change.

    To organize the research, these core principles have been compiled... into the 8 Principles...