Table of Contents
Introduction to the 4th Edition
Foreword to the 3rd Edition
Preface: The Evidence-Based Decision Making in State and Local Criminal Justice Systems Initiative
Initiative Approach and Products
Section 1: A New Paradigm for the Justice System
Why a New Paradigm?
The Justice System Can Do Better
Other Systems Have Made Progress; So Too Can the Justice System
The 100,000 Lives Campaign
Calling on the “Best in People”: The 1 Million Fewer Victims Campaign
Making the Comparison Between Healthcare and Justice System Reform
An Overview of Key Research Findings Related to Risk Reduction and Their Implications for the Justice System
Distinguishing Between EBP and EBDM
Section 2: Underlying Premises
The Core Values of the Justice System
Section 3: The Key Decision Points, Decision Makers, and Stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System
Key Decision Points
Key Decision Makers and Stakeholder Groups at the State Level
Key Decision Makers and Stakeholder Groups at the Local Level
Section 4: Examining Justice System Decision Making Through the Lens of Harm Reduction
Crime Harms the Entire Community
The Justice System Strives to Achieve Risk and Crime Reduction
The Justice System Can Result in Harm Reduction
Achieving, Measuring, and Maintaining Harm Reduction and Advancing Community Wellness
Increases in public safety, as measured by
Exhibit 1: Reducing Crime with Evidence-Based Options: Benefits & Costs
Improved community wellness, as measured by
Increased satisfaction with the criminal justice system, as measured by
Improvements in the social and fiscal costs of justice system interventions, as measured by
Section 5: The Principles Underlying the Framework
Principle One: The professional judgment of criminal justice system decision makers is enhanced when informed by evidence-based knowledge
Implications of Principle One
Principle Two: Every interaction within the criminal justice system offers an opportunity to contribute to harm reduction
Implications of Principle Two
Principle Three: Systems achieve better outcomes when they operate collaboratively
Implications of Principle Three
Principle Four: The criminal justice system will continually learn and improve when professionals make decisions based on the collection, analysis, and use of data and information
Implications of Principle Four
Section 6: Applying Evidence-Based Principles to Practice
A Logic Model for Harm Reduction Decision Making at the System Level
Evidence-Based Decision Making System-Level Implementation Steps
Exhibit 2: Example of an EBDM Process Logic Model
Exhibit 3: Example of a Portion of an EBDM Local-Level Logic Model (Risk Assessment)
Exhibit 4: Example of a Portion of an EBDM State-Level Logic Model (Pretrial)
Section 7: Key Challenges in Implementing This Framework
Risk Reduction and Evidence-Based Decision Making in the Context of Sanctioning Purpose
Different Cases, Different Purposes
The Weight of the Evidence
Plea Negotiations
The Management of Low Level Offenses
Looking to the Future
Section 8: Collaboration: A Key Ingredient of an Evidence-Based System
Aligning the Criminal Justice System to Achieve Harm Reduction
Bringing the Stakeholders to the Table to Form Policy Teams
Section 9: Building Evidence-Based Agencies
Aligning Criminal Justice Agencies to Achieve Harm Reduction
Making “What Works” Work
Appendix 1: Advisory Board Members: Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems Initiative
Appendix 2: Advisors for Evidence-Based Decision Making in State and Local Criminal Justice Systems Initiative
Appendix 3: Methodology Used to Compute 1 Million Fewer Victims
2.4 Million Justice System Employees
Appendix 4: Research Findings Matrix
What Doesn’t Work in Reducing Pretrial Misbehavior and Offender Recidivism
What Works in Reducing Pretrial Misbehavior and Offender Recidivism
What’s Promising in Reducing Pretrial Misbehavior and Offender Recidivism
What’s Not Clear in Reducing Pretrial Misbehavior and Offender Recidivism
Appendix 5: Using Evidence to Inform Decision Making
Appendix 6: 2009 Zogby International Public Opinion Survey
Glossary
References
Additional EBDM Resources
