EvidenceBased Practice in Probation Project

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Evidence-Based Practice in Probation Project

• Principal Investigators
• Janice A. Cichowlas, Ph.D., J.D.
  (jcichowlas_at_icjia.state.il.us)
• David E. Olson, Ph.D. (dolson_at_icjia.state.il.us)
• Phillip Stevenson, Ph.D. Candidate
  (pstevenson_at_icjia.state.il.us)
• P R Committee Meeting, December 2, 2005

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Promoting What Works

• Using evidence-based principles (EBP) reduces
  recidivism
• EBP scientifically proven principles

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Pilot States
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The Framework

• National Institute of Justice National
  Institute of Corrections Provided Funding
• National Research Steering Committee Convened
• Local Research Subcommittees Convened
• Partnerships Fostered with SACs, Universities,
  and Pilot Sites
• Measurement Matrix Developed
• Consistency in data collection between states
  sites
• Data analysis aggregation
• Process and outcomes measurements

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The Measurements

• Outcome Measure RECIDIVISM
• System Process Measures
• Risk
• Supervision Length
• Dosage
• Revocation Violation
• Program Measures
• Program Effectiveness
• Individual Performance Measures
• Assessment
• Case Plans
• Workload
• Violations

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Research Evaluation Effective Correctional
Management
2) Strategy Development
Literature Review/ Identify What Works
Performance Measurement (Agency, Unit, Individual)
1) Problem Identification/Assessment
3) Strategy Implementation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
4) Program Operation
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Overview of EBP Research and Evaluation Project

• Provide research support to probation departments
  (e.g., examine performance measures)
• Develop a mechanism/process so all probation
  departments can have research support to examine
  performance measures
• Develop research and evaluation capacity at the
  local level

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Measuring your Success in Illinois Evaluating
EBP in Illinois

• 1. Who is involved in doing using the research?
• 2. What data will be collected?
• 3. What is the analytic strategy?
• 4. What we hope this work will accomplish.

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1) Who Is Involved

• Probation Departments
• Adams, Cook, DuPage, Lake, Sangamon Counties and
  2nd Judicial Circuit
• EBP Research Subcommittee
• Participating Departments, AOIC, NIJ, NIC, CJI,
  ICJIA
• Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
• Research and Analysis Unit Staff
• Local University Partners

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2) The Data

• Data to be Collected
• Probationer characteristics, compliance with
  probation conditions, treatment ordered/provided,
  treatment participation, technical violations and
  rearrests
• Criminal history data rearrests during/post
  probation.
• Updated to gauge changes in services
  provided/ordered, compliance, and recidivism

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3) Analytic Strategy

• Baseline and EBP-Periods
• Baseline Discharges from probation in 2002
• EBP PeriodSentences to probation - 2005 2006
• Analysis Plan
• Initial phase - collection of baseline data -
  2002
• Intermediate phase
• Collect 2005 2006 data
• Compare 2005 2006 to baseline data

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What This Work Hopes to Accomplish

• Ability to assess impact of implementing
  Evidence-Based Practices in the pilot sites
  across various performance measures
• Ability to compare and combine Illinois EBP
  efforts and impact with that experienced in
  Maine
• Build the capacity of local probation departments
  and the State of Illinois to use research and
  evaluation to enhance probation practice and
  management.
• Build relationships between local researchers and
  probation departments
• Establish a process for sharing information and
  collaborating between local departments and state
  agencies relative to data access and analysis

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Illinois Criminal Justice Information
Authority120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite
1016Chicago, Illinois 60606(312)
793-8550http//www.icjia.state.il.us Principal
Investigators of EBP Project Janice A.
Cichowlas, Ph.D., J.D. (jcichowlas_at_icjia.state.il.
us David E. Olson, Ph.D. (dolson_at_icjia.state.il.us
) Phillip Stevenson, Ph.D. Candidate
(pstevenson_at_icjia.state.il.us)