Expert Panel Study of the Inmate Classification Score System

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) commissioned researchers from the University of California to evaluate the department’s Inmate Classification Score System (ICSS).  The heart of the issue is whether CDCR’s current ICSS accurately assesses an inmate’s threat to institutional safety and accurately places him in the appropriate security and housing level.

Adobe PDF Expert Panel Study of the Inmate Classification Score System

The impact of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM) pilot implementation on parole agent attitudes

Susan Turner, Ph.D., Helen Braithwaite, Ph.D., Joe Tatar, Marisa Omori, & Lauren Kearney, MPH, University of California, Irvine
June 2011

Adobe PDF The impact of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM) pilot implementation on parole agent attitudes

Parolees with Mental Disorder: Toward Evidence-Based Practice

Jennifer Eno Louden, Ph.D., The University of Texas at El Paso, and Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
April 2011

Adobe PDF Parolees with Mental Disorder: Toward Evidence-Based Practice

Parole agent and supervisor feedback from the pilot implementation of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM)

Helen Braithwaite, Ph.D., & Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
April 2011

Adobe PDF Parole agent and supervisor feedback from the pilot implementation of the California Parole Supervision and Reintegration Model (CPSRM)

Utilizing Evidence-Based Practices for Parole Reform

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Learn what’s new with Parole supervision! The Center for Evidence-Based Corrections is assisting the CDCR in two new parole models (CPSRM and NRP). Through the research efforts of UCI, the Center is able to coordinate with CDCR in using evidence-based practices and policies in parole reform, and in evaluating these programs. The ultimate goal is to provide better public safety.