Defining Problems and Discovering Solutions
Criminal and juvenile justice professionals confront ever-changing and challenging obstacles in their efforts to implement effective policies and practices. The Center for Effective Public Policy (the Center) is a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting agencies and organizations with overcoming these challenges so that they can achieve their own goals and objectives in service to the public. To this end, we work with justice and stakeholder agencies to:
- Better define their vision, mission, and goals;
- Provide training and information to staff at all levels;
- Implement evidence-based and promising practices; and
- Collaborate with various partners throughout the system to enhance the administration of justice.
Examples of Our Work
The Center provides training and technical assistance on issues such as:
- Evidence-based correctional policies and practices;
- Systemwide assessments of strengths and needs;
- Prisoner transition and reentry;
- Model sex offender management approaches;
- Parole release decision making;
- Offender assessment;
- Parole and probation violations;
- Prison and jail overcrowding;
- Gender-responsive programs and services;
- Forging meaningful collaborative partnerships; and
- Leadership and stewardship of critical organizational change.
News
For Immediate Release: The National Parole Resource Center (NPRC) Invest Four Paroling Authorities and their Collaborative Partners to Participate as NPRC "Learning Sites"
For Immediate Release: The Public Welfare Foundation funds “Strategic Planning Capacity Building for Prisoner Reentry Under the Second Chance Act”
New Resource: Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems
Just Released: Seeking Interested Local Jurisdictions to Test an Evidence-Based Decision Making Framework
Now Available: Coaching Packets to Assist in the Identification of Strengths and Gaps in Offender Reentry Practices
Major Initiatives
Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
Transition from Prison to the Community Inititative (TPCI)
Evidence-Based Decision Making in Local Criminal Justice Systems
Prison Reentry Initiative (PRI)
National Parole Resource Center (NPRC)