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The impact of corrections on re-offending: A review of ‘what works’
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The Desistance Paradigm in Correctional Practice: From Programmes to Lives
TL;DR: For instance, at a recent National Institute of Justice Annual Conference, US Attorney General Eric Holder warmed many academic hearts in the room when he said:Let me be clear: this administration shares your belief in the power of evidence-based research to help address some of our nation's most significant challenges as mentioned in this paper.
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Theory-based evaluation and the social impact of the arts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that some of the most common criticisms of the evidence base for the social impact of the arts relate to the successionist model of change which underpins positivist social science research and evaluation, and they consider the alternative generative understanding of causation that underpins theory-based evaluation (TBE) approaches, favoured recently in the UK as part of the What Works? agenda.
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Evidence-based Policing and Crime Reduction
Karen Bullock,Nick Tilley +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine evidence-based practice in the policing and crime reduction agenda, drawing on the experience of implementing problem-oriented policing in the UK and beyond, and suggest that the development of such an agenda has been hampered by certain factors.
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‘What Works’ and the Correctional Services Accreditation Panel: Taking stock from an inside perspective:
TL;DR: The work of the Correctional Services Accreditation Panel (CSAP) of England and Wales, a key plank of the government's 'What Works' strategy, was discussed in this paper.