OpportunityTitle: Dosage-Based Probation as an Effective Intervention
CategoryExplanation: Dosage-based probation research
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: An eligible applicant is any public or private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or team with expertise in the described areas.
Description: The intent of this solicitation is to expand on the foundation of work that NIC has led on offender risk reduction. &#147;Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: The Principles of Effective Interventions&#148; outlines a framework of strategies that, when jurisdictions implement them correctly, lead to reductions in offender risk. It further suggests that these principles are in developmental order, do not operate in a vacuum, and are highly interdependent. This project will focus on the development of the third principle, Target Interventions: Dosage. It will also call for the integration of dosage into the other more established principles of risk, need, and responsivity. Dosage-based probation must be guided by the actuarial risk of the offender. After determining the offender&#146;s risk, it is then necessary to assess and target the individual criminogenic needs of the offender so that treatment, interventions, and conditions will match to the offender&#146;s identified needs. The intensity, duration, and frequency of treatment, interventions, conditions, and/or dosage should match the level of offender risk and be reassessed routinely to determine their effectiveness.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Technical Assistance Only
GrantorContactText: Pamela Davison &lt;br/&gt;Administrative Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-353-0484