The Demands on Probation Officers in the Evolution of Evidence-Based Practice: The Forgotten Foot Soldier of Community Corrections.

The article discusses developments in the community corrections management in the U.S. as of September 2013. It claims that community corrections agencies are putting greater focus on integrating evidence-based practices into everyday community supervision in order to maintain public safety. It cite...

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Publicado en:Federal Probation Vol. 77; no. 2; pp. 30 - 36
Autor principal: Bourgon, Guy
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Superintendent of Documents Sep2013
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Sumario:The article discusses developments in the community corrections management in the U.S. as of September 2013. It claims that community corrections agencies are putting greater focus on integrating evidence-based practices into everyday community supervision in order to maintain public safety. It cites the principles of effective interventions called Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model of correctional treatment that is used to optimize the effectiveness of interventions.