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Evidence-Based Decision Making

Evidence-Based Decision Making
A Framework for Evidence-Based Decision Making in State and Local Criminal Justice Systems
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EBDM is a strategic and deliberate method of applying empirical knowledge and research-supported principles to justice system decisions made at the case, agency, and system level and seeks to equip criminal justice local and state policymakers with the information, processes, and tools that will result in measurable reductions of pretrial