Principles

Guiding Principles

A. The professional judgment of criminal justice system decision-makers is enhanced when informed by evidence-based knowledge.
B. Every point of interaction in the justice system offers an opportunity for harm reduction.
C. Systems achieve better outcomes when they operate collaboratively.
D. The criminal justice system will continually learn and improve when professionals make decisions based on the collection, analysis, and use of data and other information.
E. Accountability of offenders.