Evidence-Based Organizational Development for Criminal Justice Agencies

Specific measures are necessary to ensure that the criminal justice organization is developed through an evidence-based approach. National Institute of Justice (2021) proposes a program evaluation guide that can help assess the existing and developing programs and practices to ensure their effectivity. According to NIJ (2021), “CrimeSolutions determines both the reliability of the science methods used to evaluate effectiveness, and the level of effectiveness, if any, of the program or practice under evaluation” (para. 10). This assessment tool can help identify unscientific or inefficient programs and provide recommendations for their improvement. Another potential measure is the implementation of strategic management – using established practices to determine the organization’s direction of development and design a course of action according to it. Moreover, strategic management also refers to operating human resources: specialized HR and recruitment practices can help ensure that the organization is well-staffed with knowledgeable and innovation-open employees.

References

National Institute of Justice. (2021). CrimeSolutions – the evidence-based guide for Justice Agencies in search of practices and programs that really work. National Institute of Justice. Web.