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Making it Count: What Policymakers Everywhere Can Learn From Vermont’s Experience Improving How They Tracked Recidivism

By Matthew Schwarzfeld, Public Affairs Manager, Council of State Governments Justice CenterIn his successful 2010 campaign for the governor’s office o...

Resource Brief: Participatory Research: What Is It and How Can It Strengthen Your Reentry Program Evaluation?

This infographic from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) team provides an overview of participatory research...

Fact Sheet: Process Evaluation Question Bank

Process evaluations of reentry programs serve several critical functions, such as documenting the program model, capturing how activities have been im...

Opinion: How Federal Investments Make Us Smarter about Reducing Recidivism

By Michael Thompson Director, The Council of State Governments Justice Center Criminologists routinely lament politicians who, responding to headli...

Vermont DOC Builds Commitment to Restorative Justice

By Chidi Umez, the CSG Justice CenterWhen David Brunell was released from prison after nearly 20 years, at first he found the routines of everyday lif...

Providing Robust Evidence for High-Stakes Decision-Making

This article from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) provides an overview of reentry, focusing on NIJ’s contributions to the field and identifyin...

Resource Brief: Best Practices for Collecting Primary Data from Reentry Populations for Program Evaluation

This resource brief from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) Project at RTI International and the Center for ...

Resource Brief: Ensuring the Confidentiality of Participant Data in Reentry Program Operations and Evaluation

This brief discusses best practices in protecting and ensuring the confidentiality of participant data and provides tips for reentry practitioners see...

Resource Brief: Using Evaluation Results to Improve Service Delivery in Reentry Programs

This resource brief from the Evaluation and Sustainability Training and Technical Assistance (ES TTA) team at RTI International and the Center for Cou...

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