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The Fall and Rise of Evidence in Criminal Justice

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  • Sandra M. Nutley
  • Huw T.O. Davies

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Practitioners within the criminal justice system have been cautious about claiming that their work with offenders directly impacts on the level of subsequent re-offending. This article provides an overview of the generation and use of evidence on effectiveness within the criminal justice system, particularly focusing on the supervision of offenders by the probation service. The article outlines the continuing debates about appropriate methodologies for evaluating effectiveness. It also describes some of the problems encountered in trying to get research evidence to have an impact on offender supervision practice. Finally, the strengths and weaknesses of the present move towards evidence-based criminal justice services are explored in order to provide learning opportunities for other public services.

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  • Sandra M. Nutley & Huw T.O. Davies, 1999. "The Fall and Rise of Evidence in Criminal Justice," Public Money & Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 47-54, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:pubmmg:v:19:y:1999:i:1:p:47-54
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9302.00152
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    1. David Weisburd & Cynthia M. Lum & Anthony Petrosino, 2001. "Does Research Design Affect Study Outcomes in Criminal Justice?," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 578(1), pages 50-70, November.
    2. David Weisburd & Anthony Petrosino & Cynthia M. Lum, 2003. "Preface," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 587(1), pages 6-14, May.
    3. David Weisburd & Cynthia M. Lum & Sue-Ming Yang, 2003. "When can we Conclude that Treatments or Programs “Don’t Work†?," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 587(1), pages 31-48, May.
    4. Anthony Petrosino & Robert F. Boruch & Haluk Soydan & Lorna Duggan & Julio Sanchez-Meca, 2001. "Meeting the Challenges of Evidence-Based Policy: The Campbell Collaboration," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 578(1), pages 14-34, November.
    5. Cynthia Lum & Leslie W. Kennedy & Alison J. Sherley, 2006. "The Effectiveness of Counter‐Terrorism Strategies," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 2(1), pages 1-50.

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