Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices: A Structured Process
Author: Lori Brusman-Lovins, MSW.; Brian Lovins, MSW.
Source: Volume 12, Number 04, Fall 2012 , pp.87-92(6)
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Abstract:
Many factors influence the effectiveness of correctional programs and services designed to treat youthful offenders—program design and model, staff competency and availability, program leadership and stakeholder support, and the program’s organizational culture. This article examines how such factors play a significant role in determining a program’s ability to implement evidence-based practices that lead to recidivism reduction.Keywords: Youthful offenders; therapist competency
Affiliations:
1: University of Cincinnati Center for Criminal Justice Research; 2: University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute.