Dosage-Based Probation as an Effective Intervention

Post Date

July 19th 2012

Application Due Date

August 6th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

12CS09

CFDA Number(s)

16.603

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

Dosage-based probation research

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

An eligible applicant is any public or private agency, educational institution, organization, individual, or team with expertise in the described areas.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $100000

Grant Description

The intent of this solicitation is to expand on the foundation of work that NIC has led on offender risk reduction. рImplementing Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: The Principles of Effective Interventionsс 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 offenderуs 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 offenderуs 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Federal Bureau of Prisons

• Agency Contact:

  Pamela Davison
  Administrative Assistant
  Phone 202-353-0484

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Technical Assistance Only

• Agency Email Address:

  pdavison@bop.gov

• Location:

  National Institute of Corrections

• More Information:

  full announcement on NIC website