Changing Systems, Changing Behavior
Five Ways Corrections Agencies Can Work to Reduce Recidivism
Changing Systems, Changing Behavior: Five Ways Corrections Agencies Can Work to Reduce Recidivism
This brief highlights five emerging strategies that state corrections agencies have employed to implement an evidence-based approach to reducing recidivism. The state agencies featured in this publication are recipients of the Statewide Recidivism Reduction grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance. Together these states are demonstrating that meaningful recidivism reduction is possible, but it takes strong collaboration, committed leadership and staff, and data-driven decision-making. Photo: Matthew Ansley via Unsplash
Andrea Lee, Emily Morgan, and Darby Baham | April 2020 | The Council of State Governments Justice Center
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Director of Content Strategy, Engagement
Darby
Baham
is
an
experienced
communications
professional
who
specializes
in
content
and
communications
strategy.
She
leads
the
development
of
short-
and
long-range
content
and
communications
plans
that
support
the
CSG
Justice
Center’s
mission
and
translate
complex
research
and
data
into
...
accessible
solutions
for
state
and
local
leaders.
Since
2016,
she
has
overseen
the
editorial
process
for
projects
involving
health
policy,
housing,
mental
health,
law
enforcement,
substance
use,
and
corrections/reentry.
Darby
previously
worked
as
a
public
affairs
specialist,
publications
manager,
and
writer/editor.
She
has
a
BA
in
journalism
from
Howard
University
and
an
MA
in
American
government
from
Georgetown
University.
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