Evidence-Based Practice and Policy Reform: Challenges, Pitfalls and Opportunities Presentation to the Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Practices Learning Institute September 21, 2010 Kristy Pierce – Danford, MPA, Crime and Justice Institute Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) at Community Resources for Justice
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Evidence-Based Practice and Policy Reform:
Challenges, Pitfalls and Opportunities
Presentation to the Indiana Center for Evidence-Based Practices Learning Institute
September 21, 2010Kristy Pierce – Danford, MPA, Crime and Justice Institute
Crime and Justice Institute (CJI) at Community Resources for Justice
About Us• Community Resources for Justice
– Direct services• Residential, reentry and day programming for adult
and youth offenders, at-risk youth, and adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities
• Crime and Justice Institute– Nonpartisan consulting
• Policy analysis, research services, and capacity building technical assistance to improve public safety systems throughout the country.
Correctional populations more than tripled in the last few decades.
INDIANA
1:26 Adults (Dec. 2007)
1:106 Adults(1982)
SOURCE: Bureau of Justice Statistics correctional surveys as cited by PSPP in the 2009 “1:31” reportNOTE: Due to offenders with dual status, the sum of these four correctional categories slightly over states the correctional population
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PSPP’s 1:31 report illustrates an exponential increase in the cost of corrections.
Indiana spent 5.3%
of State General
Fund dollars on
corrections in FY 2008.
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SOURCES: Spending figures were collected from AR, AL, AK, CO, DE, GA, ID, IA, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA and WY. NOTE: Caution should be used in making interstate comparisons since a wide variety of factors beyond agency performance or efficiency can account for daily cost differences. Some states have separate probation and parole agencies while others have combined them.
SOURCES: PSPP “1:31” 2009 report. Spending figures were collected from AR, AL, AK, CO, DE, GA, ID, IA, KY, LA, MA, ME, MD, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NY, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA and WY. NOTE: Caution should be used in making interstate comparisons since a wide variety of factors beyond agency performance or efficiency can account for daily cost differences. Some states have separate probation and parole agencies while others have combined them.
Prisons Dominate SpendingIndiana Spends 98 cents on the Dollar
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OverallCrimeRate
ViolentCrimeRate
IncarcerationRate
US -24% -24% +14%
1997-2007
Despite Dramatic Increase in Incarceration Rate, We Have Not Seen Corresponding Decreases in Crime
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Source: Pew Center on the States, “Prison Count 2010” report17
“Prison Count 2010” report
Policy Landscape• Rising correctional populations• Escalating cost of corrections• High rates of probation and parole
revocations• Enhanced public safety impact awareness• Focus on recidivism reduction and return
on investment• Refinement of sentencing and correctional
policies and practices through EBP18September 21, 2010
• Turn front and back end valves to control cost and improve public safety– Direct sentencing– Types of release decision making– Front and back end alternatives– Effective use of diversions and release options
• Use data to determine if existing options work well, need enhancement and/or if additional services are needed
Evidence-Based Organizations• In a Correctional EBO…
– Everyone shares a common mission and vision
– Resources are used effectively and efficiently– Offenders are held accountable– Data drives decisions– Learning and innovations are welcome– System players communicate and collaborate