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Effectiveness of Treatment for Juveniles Who Sexually Offend (2015)

This review examined the recent evidence on the effectiveness of treatment for juveniles who commit sexual offenses … the weight of the evidence from both individual studies and synthesis research conducted during the past 10 years suggests that therapeutic interventions for juveniles who sexually offend can and do work.

Supervision Response Guidelines (2012)

This memorandum explains how response guidelines may assist a supervising agency in achieving better outcomes with its supervisees and sending fewer people to prison on a revocation.

Could less be more when it comes to probation supervision? (2014)

As public officials face another bruising budget season, many are asking themselves what savings can be realized without jeopardizing services. One area that may provide a double bonus - reducing costs and improving outcomes - is the supervision of people on probation.

Risk Assessment Tool Helps Probation Officers (2013)

The PCRA tool is an Evidence Based Practices (EBP) that guides an officer's decision about what level of risk an offender poses and what interventions would be best to reduce recidivism rates." (video running time 9:40)

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