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Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) Documents Published by National Institute of Correction

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) announced the final publication of the much anticipated Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) series of documents. They are available now in the NIC library.

Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Primer

This primer was developed to introduce criminal justice and allied professionals to evidence-based decision making. The Primer can be found in the NIC library at https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/93

Stakeholder Briefs

The EBDM Stakeholder Briefs are short (hence, “brief”) documents designed to pique the interest of key stakeholder groups in the EBDM process. They also provide an overview of how each stakeholder group can contribute to and influence the implementation of an evidence-based decision making effort in their community.

  1. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Judges https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-judges.pdf
  2. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Prosecutors https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-overview-for-prosecutors.pdf
  3. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Defense Attorneys https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-defense-attorneys.pdf
  4. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Probation https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-probation.pdf
  5. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Pretrial Executives https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-pretrial-executives.pdf
  6. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Law Enforcement https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-law-enforcement.pdf
  7. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for Victim Service Providers https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdm-stakeholder-victim-service-providers.pdf
  8. The Evidence-Based Decision Making Initiative: An Overview for State and County Legislators and Administrators https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/sites/info.nicic.gov.ebdm/files/ebdmstakeholder-legislators.pdf 

 User’s Guides

 The User’s Guides provide a “deeper dive” into EBDM for selected stakeholder groups and prepare them to become part of an Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) policy team.

  1.  Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Guide for Judges https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/107
  2. Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Guide for Prosecutors https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/109
  3. Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Guide for Defense Attorneys https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/106
  4. Evidence-Based Decision Making: A Guide for Pretrial Executives https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/108
  5. Evidence-Based Decision Making: Victim Service Provider User’s Guide https://info.nicic.gov/nicrp/system/files/031408.pdf

 EBDM Case Studies: Highlights from the Original Seven Pilot Sites

 The EBDM Case Studies is a resource intended to illustrate, via case studies, some of the significant accomplishments achieved by the seven EBDM (Phase II/III) pilot sites. They offer a retrospective account of select change targets and the key efforts undertaken by the seven original EBDM sites to achieve their goals during the early phases of the initiative. Case studies include a number of site work products and tools. It can be found in the NIC library at https://info.nicic.gov/ebdm/node/96