NCSC: Research

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Guide

Appendix A

Appendix B

CCJ/COSCA Resolution 7:
In Support of the Guiding Principles on Using Risk and Needs Assessment Information in the Sentencing Process

Pew Center on the States,
Arming the Courts with Research: 10 Evidence-Based Sentencing Initiatives to Control Crime and Reduce Costs, (2009)

Pew Center on the States,
One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections, (2009)

Brian J. Ostrom, Charles W. Ostrom, Roger Hanson, & Matthew Kleiman,
Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing, (2008)

Neal B. Kauder & Brian J. Ostrom,
State Sentencing Guidelines Profiles and Continuum, (2008)

State-by-State Comparative Tables

Roger K. Warren,
Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Recidivism: Implications for State Judiciaries (2007).

Princeton Survey Research Associates International, The NCSC Sentencing Attitudes Survey: A Report on the Findings (2006).

Steve Aos, Marna Miller & Elizabeth Drake, Washington State Institute for Public Policy, Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates (2006).
Thomas H. Cohen and Brian A. Reaves, Bureau of Justice Statistics, NCJ 210818, Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2002 (2006), Tbl. 7 & 8.
Ryan S. King, The State of Sentencing 2007: Developments in Policy and Practice (2008).
Tracy W. Peters & Roger K. Warren, National Center for State Courts, Getting Smarter About Sentencing: NCSC’s Sentencing Reform Survey (2006).
The Pew Charitable Trusts, One in 100: Behind Bars in American 2008.
Kevin R. Reitz, American Law Institute, Model Penal Code: Sentencing, Report 18-27 (2003).
Don Stemen, Vera Institute of Justice, Reconsidering Incarceration: New Directions for Reducing Crime 13-14 (2007).
Roger K. Warren, Evidence-Based Practices and State Sentencing Policy: Ten Policy Inititatives to Reduce Recidivism (2007).
Washington State Institute for Public Policy, The Criminal Justice System in Washington State: Incarceration Rates, Taxpayer Costs, Crime Rates, and Prison Economics 292-294 (2003).
Jon Wool and Don Stemen, Changing Fortunes or Changing Attitudes? Sentencing and Corrections Reforms in 2003 (2004).

Steve Aos, Marna Miller & Elizabeth Drake, Washington State Institute for Public Policy, Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates (2006).
Mark Carey & Roger K. Warren, Practitioner’s Guide to Evidence Based Practices, presented at Community Corrections Collaborative Conference (2006).
Peggy Burke, Filling in the Gaps: Increasing the Available Range or Responses to Violations in Madeline M. Carter, National Institute of Corrections, NCJ 196115, Responding to Parole and Probation Violations: A Handbook to Guide Local Policy Development (2001).
Amanda B. Cissner & Michael Rempel, Center for Court Innovation, The State of Drug Court Research (2005).
Crime & Justice Institute, Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: The Principles of Effective Intervention (2004).
Edward J. Latessa, From Theory to Practice: What Works in Reducing Recidivism? (2004).
Edward J. Latessa, Francis T. Cullen, and Paul Gendreau, Beyond Correctional Quackery—Professionalism and the Possibility of Effective Treatment (2002).
Christopher T. Lowenkamp & Edward J. Latessa, Understanding the Risk Principle: How and Why Correctional Interventions Can Harm Low-Risk Offenders, in Topics in Community Corrections, National Institute of Corrections Annual Issue (2004).
William Miller & Stephen Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (Guilford Press, 2002).
RKC Group and Roger Przybylski, What Works: Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs (2008).
Lawrence W. Sherman, Denise Gottfredson, Doris MacKenzie, John Eck, Peter Reuter & Shawn Bushway, University of Maryland, Preventing Crime: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Promising: A Report to the United States Congress Prepared for the National Institute of Justice (1998).
Oregon Department of Corrections, The Effectiveness of Community Based Sanctions in Reducing Recidivism (2002).
Paula Smith, Claire Goggin & Paul Gendreau, Center for Criminal Justice Studies, The Effects of Prison Sentences and Intermediate Sanctions on Recidivism: General Effects and Individual Differences (2002);
Faye Taxman, Assessment with a Flair: Offender Accountability in Supervision Plans, 70 Federal Probation (2006), available at http://www.uscourts.gov/fedprob/September_2006/accountability.html.;
Faye S. Taxman, Eric S. Shepardson, Jayme Delano, Suzanne Mitchell, James M. Bryne, Adam Gelb & Mark Gornik, National Institute of Corrections & Maryland Dept. of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Tools of the Trade: A Guide to Incorporating Science Into Practice (2004).
Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Texas Intermediate Sanctions Bench Manual (2003).
United States Government Accountability Office, Adult Drug Courts: Evidence Indicates Recidivism Reductions and Mixed Results for Other Outcomes (2005).
Roger K. Warren, Evidence-Based Practice to Reduce Recidivism: Implications for State Judiciaries (2007).
Thomas H. Williams, What Works? Evidence-Based Practices in Parole and Probation (2007).

Brian J. Ostrom, Matthew Kleiman, Fred Cheesman, II, Randall M. Hansen, and Neal B. Kauder, Offender Risk Assessment in Virginia (2002).
James Bonta, Offender Risk Assessment and Sentencing, 49 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 519 (2007).
David Cole, TheUmpire Strikes Back: Canadian Judicial Experience with Risk-Assessment Instruments, 49 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 493 (2007);
Council of State Governments Justice Center, Online Reentry Assessment Tool (2008).
Zachary Dal Pra, In Search of a Risk Instrument in Topics in Community Corrections: Assessment Issues for Managers, 9 Annual Issue 10-11 (2004).
Paula Mauretto and Kelly Hannah-Moffatt, Understanding Risk in the Context of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, 49 Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice 465 (2007);
Patricia Van Voorhis, Emily Salisbury, Emily Wright, and Ashley Bauman, Achieving Accurate Pictures of Risk and Identifying Gender Responsive Needs:Two New Assessments for Women Offenders (2008).

Brian J. Ostrom, Charles W. Ostrom, Roger Hanson, & Mathew Klieman, National Center for State Courts, Assessing Consistency and Fairness in Sentencing (2008).
Neal B. Kauder, VisualResearch, Inc. & Brian J. Ostrom, Principal Research Consultant, National Center for State Courts, State Sentencing Guidelines Profiles and Continuum,(2008).