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.
The effectiveness of the Moving On program is evaluated.
This article reports an evaluation of two cognitive skills programs (Enhanced Thinking Skills and Think First) with 801 women offenders serving community sentences in the English and Welsh Probation Service.
The long term outcomes of an intensive supervision probation program implemented in several neighborhood after school centers in high crime neighborhoods were evaluated.
Researchers examined four intensive supervision probation with services programs supported by Adult Redeploy Illinois for fidelity to the evidence-based service model.
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.
This article reconsiders probation in the era of mass incarceration, providing the first comprehensive evaluation of the role of probation in the build-up of the criminal justice system.
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.
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)
This report provides information on the use of risk and needs assessment in the criminal justice system.