Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) is a term that has taken the field of community corrections by storm over the last twenty years or so.
Probation Agents are tasked with being Change Agents, role models, and/or coaches. They use EBP via targeted interventions to instill and reinforce positive behavior change. Some examples of the tools they use with their clientele are:
Cost Benefit Analysis
Cognitive Behavioral Programming (individual or group-based)
Pro v. Con lists
Reflection Diaries
Thinking Reports . . . and more!
Probation Agents should no longer be “checking off boxes” - research has proven this to be ineffective. Nowadays, Probation Agents concentrate their resources on clientele assessed as high risk and perform their work in alignment with the "RNR Framework." Additionally, services and programming are recommended resulting from the conduction of risk assessments that analyze criminogenic needs (dynamic risk factors), recidivism rates (likelihood to re-offend), and the responsivity principle (how Agents perform their work).
Please see the below information for a multitude of resources to empower you to be the best Change Agent (and other free resources) that you can possibly be!
CLICK HERE to access the EBP Cafe Youtube page
CLICK HERE to access MN Cognitive Behavioral Network
CLICK HERE for additional EBP resources (prepared by Statewide EBP Coordinator Rachel Miller of the DOC)
CLICK HERE to access the DOC Website - COP Page
CLICK HERE to access the DOC Website - EBP Training page
CLICK HERE to view Francis Cullen's Presentation with the Robina Institute (2016)
CLICK HERE to access the DOC Website - Training Page
CLICK HERE to access MN Sex Offender Network
CLICK HERE to access the MNATSA Website for a list of sexual offense treatment programs
CLICK HERE to access ICOTS Mini Sessions (for Community Supervision Agents in Minnesota)
CLICK HERE to access United States Courts Journal Articles
CLICK HERE to access United States Federal Probation Journal Review
CLICK HERE to access the National Criminal Justice Training Center
CLICK HERE to access the National Institute of Corrections
CLICK HERE to access the Corrections Community 101 Podcast
CLICK HERE to access Justice Clearinghouse
Managing the Correctional
Enterprise—The Quest for
“What Works”
A Tribute to Ed Latessa:
The Change Maker
