What are "evidence-based practices," and will their usage just be another short-lived correctional idea?
What will be an ideal response?
Decreasing risk, increasing rehabilitation, and restorative justice are important components in changing offenders' attitudes and behaviors, leading to the prevention of future criminal behavior. Part of the challenge therein lies in public recognition of the importance that community corrections serves to increase public safety and in the method of choice for those who break the law. One of the ways to accomplish such an image change is through evidence-based practices. EBP are not based on intuition, speculation, anecdotal evidence, or tradition (e.g., "that's the way we've always done it around here").
Rather, EBP are grounded in empirical data and research in studying what works. The idea behind EBP in corrections is that agencies should use only the most successful programs. The programs that are the best are effective in changing offender behavior—whether that behavior is reducing rearrest, reducing technical violations, increasing the number of drug-free days, or increasing the number of days the offender is working or employed while on supervision. Each goal will need a way to be measured empirically—meaning accurate data needs to be recorded electronically for later evaluation. If EPB are successful in describing programs that work and reduce crime and fear of crime, then they will be accepted. However, in the past, members of the public have relied upon recidivism as the variable that comes to their minds when discussing success. If recidivism is not reduced, then it is possible that EPB will not be accepted on a long-term basis.
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