Evidence‐Based Practices in the Criminal Justice System

Prepared by the NIC Information Center
Date created January 2013, Updated August 2017

What Is the Evidence? Evidence‐based policy and practice is focused on reducing offender risk,
which in turn reduces new crime and improves public safety. Of the many available approaches to
community supervision, a few core principles stand out as proven risk reduction strategies. Though
not all of the principles are supported by the same weight of evidence, each has been proven to
influence positive behavior change. To organize the research, these core principles have been
compiled… into the 8 Principles of evidence‐based practice in corrections (Clawson & Guevara,
2010).

This bibliography is not a complete list of “EBP” citations, but a mere selection based on questions
we receive at the Information Center. Please feel free and even inclined to contact us with additions
to this bibliography, as we plan to continuously update it:  support@nicic.gov

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