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The Resources menu displays links to access the Commission Reports, Recommendations, Legislation derived from Commission recommendations, Mandates for Commission action, and research produced by or identified through the Commission's work on Disproportionate Minority Contact. Additionally, one may find background information gathered from other sources and collected in Readings for use by the Commission.

FEATURED INFORMATION: Evidence-based Decision-making

Pyramid of
Evidence Types

Pyramid of Evidence Types from least to most supported types of evidence.

Readings in Evidence Types

There are a multitude of resources on the web describing the evidence types included in the evidence pyramid.

The CDC offers an Understanding Evidence website and a guide to the continuum of evidence, Understanding Evidence: A Guide to the Continuum of Evidence of Effectiveness.

EVIDENCE TYPES 7-8
The two sources below report on evidence compiled from sources that include evidence types 7 and 8.

Przybylski's (2008) What Works: Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs (pdf) prepared for the Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice

National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council 2007 Report, Parole, Desistance from Crime, and Community Integration (online book) or (pdf)

Pyramid source (Note: This image source is no longer available): Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Previously available at: https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA07-4278/SMA07-4278.pdf