Projects

Funded by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the University of California Irvine Center for Evidence-Based Corrections (the Center) is an independent criminal justice research facility that helps policymakers create solutions to crime that are based on scientific evidence and rigorous analysis rather than opinion or ideology. Evidence-based policy is an approach that helps people make well-informed decisions by gathering, critically appraising and utilizing high-quality research evidence to inform policy and practice. Specifically, the Center: reviews and evaluates current programs and interventions to determine if they are effective and efficient; initiates and executes empirical research that addresses state policy priorities; assists the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in implementing and evaluating promising evidence-based programs; and disseminates its findings to corrections officials and to the public at large. The Center’s goals are to ensure that decisions are based on sound information; that institutions are safer and crime post-release is reduced; and that policy decisions are driven by the best possible outcomes for the crime control dollar.

Developing the California Validated Risk Assessment Tool

Principal Investigator: Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Evaluation of the Parole Violations Decision-Making Instrument (PVDMI) Pilot

Principal Investigator: Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

A Renewed Interest in Rehabilitation?  Examining Inmate Treatment Characteristics, Program Participation and Institutional Behavior

Principal Investigator: Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

Field Performance of Two-Piece GPS Units for Parolee Monitoring

Principal Investigator: Susan Turner, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine

A Policy-Oriented Guide to California Juvenile Justice

Principal Investigator: Jesse Jannetta, M.P.P., University of California, Irvine

The Causes and Consequences of Parole Violations in California: A Multilevel and Policy-Focused Analysis

Principal Investigators: Ryken Grattet, Ph.D., UC Davis and Joan Petersilia, Ph.D., UC Irvine

Global Position Satellite Monitoring for High Risk Sex Offenders in San Diego: Implementation and Outcome Analysis of a Pilot Study

Principal Investigators: Susan Turner, Ph.D. and Jesse Jannetta, M.P.P., University of California, Irvine

Responding to The Prison Rape Elimination Act: A Study of Violence In California Correctional Facilities

Principal Investigators: Valerie Jenness, Ph.D. and Cheryl Maxson, Ph.D. , University of California, Irvine

Parolees with Mental Disorder: Toward Evidence-Based Practice

Principal Investigators: Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D. and Jennifer Eno Louden, M.A., University of California, Irvine

Improving Services for Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders

Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Cauffman, Ph.D., University of California, Irvine