Latessa and lori brusman lovinsb aschool of criminal justice, university of cincinnati, cincinnati, ohio, usa. Description of the evidencebased correctional program. Here are some highlights for practitioners who are designing interventions for criminal justice populations. Officers need to have a conception of their role that allows them to use this knowledge. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. This guide provides an initial set of tools to help states and school districts understand and plan for implementing evidence based improvement strategies. Evidencebased practices in parole and probation by thomas h. What works in reducing recidivism and how does it relate to drug courts. Identifying and implementing educational practices supported by rigorous evidence. Apr 11, 2016 program goals the effective practices in community supervision epics model aims to teach community supervision officers how to translate principles of effective intervention into practice, and how to use core correctional practices in facetoface interactions with offenders. Latessa, phd, is director and professor of the school of criminal justice at the university of cincinnati. Thoughtful implementation is essential for evidencebased.
We first describe the general context for evidencebased reforms. Evaluation of the effective practices in community supervision model epics in ohio draft report prepared by. Latessa described core lessons from years of research around reducing recidivism. Correctional program and evidencebased practices by dr.
Studies conducted by the university of cincinnati on both adult and juvenile programs were used. This article defines evidence based practices, discusses the importance of effective implementation, and outlines the drivers for organizational and operational change. What works in reducing recidivism and how does it relate to. The evolution of correctional program assessment in the age of evidence based practices stephanie a. The upper manhattan reentry task force rethinking reentry. What works and what doesnt in reducing recidivism some. Latessa to help refine and advance its evidencebased reentry programs in the last decade. Pdf the evolution of correctional program assessment in the age. Needed cqi needed a cbt program based on ebp or best practice.
What works and what doesnt in reducing recidivism california. Latessas remarks about ohio reentry programs, bi works with several states, including california, illinois, new jersey and north carolina, and counties nationwide to implement effective reentry programs. During this time, i have conducted hundreds of workshops and training sessions on evidence based practices and programs for offenders. Description of the evidencebased correctional program checklistcommunity supervision agency. Pdf the evolution of correctional program assessment in the. Correctional programs and evidence based practices. Center for criminal justice research, division of criminal. Pdf the evolution of correctional program assessment in. Effective practices in community supervision epics. Presents what works and what doesnt in reducing recidivism. Assess actuarial riskneeds use assessments to guide case decisions by applying actuarial tools that describe the who who will most likely respond to interventions, the what the specific. Latessa on evidencebased practices rethinking reentry.
As evidencebased practices becomes an increasingly popular term, it is crucial that correctional programs are assessed to ensure that research is being translated and implemented with fidelity. Easier to think of as evidence based decision making 2. Coprincipal investigator interim dean and professor, college of education, criminal justice, and human services paula smith, ph. Ed latessa presents on correctional program and evidence based practices at evidence based interventions lead to improved outcomes, day 1 of the rutgers university evidence based initiative. Because research links supervision effectiveness to officers having quality relationships with offenders, adopting a human service orientation, and using correctional skills, the authors propose that the job role of coach aligns more closely with this evidence. Department of education depart ment, office of state. Designing more effective correctional programs using evidence. We first describe the general context for evidence based reforms. This article is brought to you for free and open access by ust research online and the university of st. Latessa university of cincinnati over the past ten years or so, much of my effort has been devoted to working with correctional agencies around the country. Screening and assessment of cooccuring disorders in the. Reentry programs reduce recidivism with evidencebased practices. Key strategies for using evidencebased instruction in teacher induction if programs systematize the use of evidencebased practices, they can support beginning teachers development in using evidencebased instruction.
Oregon youth authority principles of effective intervention. Andrews, bonta, and others have stressed the importance of criminogenic needs, basing their views at least in part on the belief that changes in these needs over time are predictive of changes in delinquent or criminal behavior. What works in reducing recidivism and how does it relate. Criminogenic needs national council on crime and delinquency. As evidencebased practices becomes an increasingly popular term, it. Evidence based practices in school improvement five profiles of promising practices november 2016 these profiles were prepared by aem corporation under contract ed ods12a00190021 to the u. The conference addressed questions such as, are we assessing drug offenders effectively. During this time, i have conducted hundreds of workshops and training sessions on evidencebased practices and programs for offenders. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of what works in reducing. These advances in evidencebased supervision practices certainly are welcomed but something more is needed.
Thoughtful implementation is essential for evidence based practices to succeed edward j. Latessa conducts a session on evidence based approaches to alternatives to incarceration at community justice 2014. Evidencebased practice ebp is an approach that aims to improve the process through which highquality scientific research evidence can be obtained and translated into the best practical. With increased attention on the criminal justice systems use of evidence based practices, focus is needed on the quality of practice implementation and its impact on outcomes. In traditional discourse, role choices have often been posed in dichotomous termswhether officers were. Ed latessa presents on correctional program and evidencebased practices at evidencebased interventions lead to improved outcomes, day 1 of the rutgers university evidencebased initiative.
The evidence based correctional program checklist cpc is a tool developed to assess delinquency and correctional intervention programs. The lowest form is anecdotal evidence, but it makes us feel good the highest form is empirical evidence results from controlled studies, but it doesnt make us feel good. Getting organized to implement evidencebased practice. University of cincinnati conducted and ebp assessment of the department. Nature of evidencebased teaching and its implications for teaching and learning ebt has its roots in the clinical. Ed latessa, a national expert on evidence based practices in the criminal justice arena, addressed the 2014 international community justice summit.
Results from metaanalyses of programs based on principles of effective treatment 0. Williams is associate director for community supervision services for the court services and offender supervision agency. In october of 2007, the center for court innovation, in partnership with the new york city s mayor s office of the criminal justice coordinator, convened the upper manhattan reentry task force, based at the harlem community justice center. Mar 04, 2016 what works in reducing recidivism edward j. Criminal justice students are often taught very little about community corrections, even though 7 of 10 individuals under correctional supervision in the u. What it is, and why it is a critical factor in establishing strong evidence of an interventions effectiveness. Works and what doesnt in reducing recidivism presented by. Poor parental supervision and discipline practices. In this chapter, we explore prominent issues related to identifying and implementing evidence based practices ebps in education.
Edward latessa, tuesday, february 16, 2016 youtube. One of the broad intents of the federal every student succeeds act essa is to encourage evidence based decisionmaking as standard practice. Reitler abstract reducing recidivism has always been a goal of the criminal justice system, even when nothing works was the predominant belief. In this chapter, we explore prominent issues related to identifying and implementing evidencebased practices ebps in education. Results from a 2010 study latessa, sperber, and makarios of 689 offenders. Ed latessa, a national expert on evidencebased practices in the criminal justice arena, addressed the 2014 international community justice summit. As evidence based practices becomes an increasingly popular term, it is crucial that correctional programs are assessed to ensure that research is being translated and implemented with fidelity. Latessa and lovins have written an informative, current text about pretrial, probation, and parole that includes the latest evidence based approaches. The 8 evidence based practices principles to reduce risk of reoffending. In many agencies, probation officers have been encouraged or been permitted to follow the job role of referee. Coprincipal investigator associate professor and director, corrections institute. This monograph is intended as a guide for clinicians, case managers, program and systems administrators.
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