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Through its EBDM initiative, which posits risk and harm reduction as fundamental goals of the justice system, NIC has supported the implementation of its EBDM Framework in multiple jurisdictions across the country since 2010. Pilot sites participating in the EBDM initiative made great progress in aligning key decisions, policies, and practices with the research evidence […]
Chapter 10: Following the Pilot
Illustrations of Pilot Sites’ Contributions to Statewide EBDM EffortsAn important step on the EBDM Phase III roadmap is sharing information about the benefits of the EBDM approach with in-state colleagues. The following highlights some of the ways EBDM pilot sites engaged their colleagues and catalyzed expansion of EBDM to additional counties within their states, and […]
Chapter 9: Pilot Results
In September 2010, NIC selected the Urban Institute to evaluate the quality, relevance, and content of the technical assistance provided during Phase II of the EBDM initiative. Results indicate that the TA enhanced site capacity in critical areas, including: strengthened collaboration; increased EBDM and system knowledge; increased support for EBDM principles and practices; identification of […]
Chapter 8: Yamhill County, Oregon
BACKGROUND Yamhill County, Oregon, encompasses 718 square miles and is home to more than 102,000 residents (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). It is approximately 40 miles southwest of the heart of Portland. The county’s population is 90.9% white, 15.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% American Indian or Alaskan native, and 1.1% black or African American (2015 U.S. […]
Chapter 7: Ramsey County, Minnesota
BACKGROUND Ramsey County, Minnesota, has a population of 538,133 (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). Its county seat is Saint Paul, which is also Minnesota’s state capital. Its racial makeup is 69.3% white, 11.9% black or African American, 14.4% Asian, and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino of any race (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). The median household income is […]
Chapter 5: Mesa County, Colorado
Background Mesa County (Grand Junction), Colorado, is located on Colorado’s western slope, approximately 250 miles west of Denver. The county encompasses 3,300 square miles; 74% of that territory consists of public land. The population of Mesa County is estimated at 148,513 (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). The county’s population is 94.1% white, 14.4% Hispanic or Latino, […]
Chapter 4: Grant County, Indiana
BACKGROUND Grant County, a rural county in north central Indiana, has a population of 67,979 (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). The county seat is Marion, located 65 miles north of Indianapolis. The county’s population is 89.1% white, 7.3% black or African American, and 4.0% Hispanic or Latino (2015 U.S. Census Bureau). Healthcare, education, retail, and manufacturing […]
Chapter 3: Eau Claire County, Wisconsin
BACKGROUND Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, located in the west central region of the state, is 648 square miles in size. The county has a population of approximately 102,105 (2015 U.S. Census Bureau) and serves as home to more than 20,000 students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the Chippewa Valley Technical College. The […]
Chapter 2: Charlottesville/Albemarle County, Virginia
BACKGROUND Charlottesville and Albemarle County are located at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Charlottesville is an independent city adjacent to, but separate from, Albemarle County. As of 2015, the city proper had a population of 46,597 (2016 U.S. Census Bureau) and the county’s population was 105,703 (2016 U.S. […]
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Starter Kit
8a: Building a Plan for Implementation
EBDM Starter Kit 8a: Building a Plan for Implementation Navigating the Roadmap Activity 8: Develop a strategic action plan for implementation. Considerations for Developing Harm Reduction Goals and Objectives How will the jurisdiction benefit as a whole (i.e., what are the intended harm reduction outcomes)? How will the criminal justice system benefit from movement to […]
Activity 8: Develop a strategic action plan for implementation
EBDM Starter Kit Activity 8: Develop a strategic action plan for implementation The culmination of the process of building a justice system based on evidence-based decisions is the creation of a clear, specific, measurable plan for implementing the policy and practice changes that the policy team has agreed upon. This plan will serve as the […]
7a: Developing a Communications Strategy; Building Stakeholder and Community Engagement
EBDM Starter Kit 7a: Developing a Communications Strategy; Building Stakeholder and Community Engagement Navigating the Roadmap Activity 7: Engage/gain the support of the community. Introduction The EBDM Initiative seeks to create a set of conditions under which harm and risk reduction are realized to their true potential. Agreement on a systemwide vision and methods to […]
Activity 7: Engage and gain the support of a broader set of stakeholders and the community
EBDM Starter Kit Activity 7: Engage and gain the support of a broader set of stakeholders and the community Building awareness and understanding and soliciting support for EBDM from a broader set of stakeholders and from the community is critical to the achievement of successful systemwide change. Developing a communications strategy is therefore critical to […]
6b: Developing a Systemwide Scorecard
EBDM Starter Kit 6b: Developing a Systemwide Scorecard Navigating the Roadmap Activity 6: Establish performance measures/outcomes/system scorecard. Introduction Historically, criminal justice agencies and their allied partners have developed independent methods to describe and measure their performance. Police agencies report on crime trends, arrests made, and the elapsed time between calls to dispatch and the arrival […]
6a: Measuring Your Performance
EBDM Starter Kit 6a: Measuring Your Performance Navigating the Roadmap Activity 6: Establish performance measures/outcomes/system scorecard. Introduction Performance measures are tools for managing the performance of an agency, organization, or even a system. Performance measures provide benchmarks about whether or not optimum performance by the criminal justice system (and the entities within it) is being […]
Activity 6: Establish performance measures, determine outcomes, and develop a system scorecard
EBDM Starter Kit Activity 6: Establish performance measures, determine outcomes, and develop a system scorecard What Do We Mean by Outcomes? “Outcomes,” under a risk reduction model, are defined as: decreases in the rate or severity of reoffense by offenders, decreases in the harm caused to communities as a result of crime, increases in the […]
5a: Building Logic Models
EBDM Starter Kit 5a: Building Logic Models Navigating the Roadmap Activity 5: Develop logic models. Introduction The development and use of a logic model is a critical step in understanding how evidence-based decision making (EBDM) will operate in a specific jurisdiction. A logic model helps lay out the shared understandings of what resources are available, […]
Activity 5: Develop logic models
EBDM Starter Kit Activity 5: Develop logic models The development of a logic model is the critical next step in building a clear and specific understanding of how your system of evidence-based decision making (EBDM) will operate in the future. It is built upon—and in service of—a vision for the justice system, and it is […]
4c: Becoming a Better Consumer of Research
EBDM Starter Kit 4c: Becoming a Better Consumer of Research Navigating the Roadmap Activity 4: Understand and have the capacity to implement evidence-based practices. Introduction The EBDM Initiative seeks to help local policy teams find and understand evidence-based knowledge about effective justice practices and to design more effective responses to defendants and offenders.1 Many stakeholders […]