Topics in Community Corrections Annual Issue 2008. Applying Evidence-Based Practices in Pretrial Services

摘要

This issue of Topics in Community Corrections has been written by practitioners who are in the process of developing programming, designing supervision strategies, and conducting research that will lead to a better understanding of current efforts in the pretrial services field. The authors were invited to contribute because they have been or currently are developing risk assessment instruments and supervision strategies or expanding the fields base of research. The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) hopes that these efforts spark additional attention to this subject, resulting in further research.