Cost effectiveness

"This Training Resource Package recommends several cost-effective methods of providing in-service training for existing staff (p.3)." Sections of t

The development and implementation of an analytical tool that helps states determine which evidence-based practices are most cost effective in prev

Cost per day information for various adult and juvenile correctional populations is determined.

The program interviews Dr. Nancy G. La Vigne, Director of the Justice Policy Center at The Urban Institute, regarding Justice Reinvestment.

“This report lays out ways that departments of corrections can consider to reduce inmate medical costs without affecting high standards for inmate

"Any economic study of a justice-related investment needs to use the right cost information in its calculations.

“Interest in using cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to help in criminal justice policymaking and planning has grown in recent years as state and local b

“Declining state revenues and other fiscal factors are putting a serious strain on many states’ criminal justice systems, often putting concerns ab

“This toolkit demonstrates how to calculate the average costs of housing a youth in detention.

This article examines the major considerations to be taken when performing a cost-benefit analysis (CBA).