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Better Outcomes, Less Taxpayer Cost
An “Evidence-Based” Investment Strategy:
The Washington State Legislative Approach
2010 Legislative Policy Conference
Minnesota State Legislature
February 10, 2010
Steve Aos
Assistant Director
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Phone: (360) 586-2740
E-mail: [email protected]
Institute Publications: www.wsipp.wa.gov
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Overview
What Works?
Example
Next Steps?
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Seattle
WSIPP
Capitol
My House
Olympia
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Overview
What Works?
Example
Next Steps?
Washington legislature has asked WSIPP this question:
“Are There Evidence-Based Policy Options
That Improve Public Outcomes, but at Less Cost?”
Our 3-Step Research Approach
1. What works, and what doesn’t?
We analyze ALL, RIGOROUS evaluations of REAL WORLD
ways to improve key public outcomes.
2. What are the economics of each option?
We compute benefits and costs (ROI) to the people of
Washington for the public policy options.
3. Statewide, how would alternative “portfolios”
affect big picture outcomes ?
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ANNUAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUE
EXCLUSIVE RATINGS
Over 200 Crime–Related Programs and Policies
Institute
Publications:
www.wsipp.wa.gov
S
Reports Are
Available on:
Criminal Justice
Juvenile Justice
Programs
Child Welfare
programs
Education
Mental Health
Substance Abuse taxpayer dollars
programs
Prevention
reduce
More on the way that
crime and save
BEST 2010
Crime
Policies to
Adopt
taxpayers
money.
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Overview
What Works?
Example
Next Steps?
Change In Benefits Minus Costs,
Crime
per-person, life cycle
What Works to Reduce Crime?
(Draft Update)
Adult Offenders
(# of EB Studies) (Probability: Costs > Ben)
Adult Drug Courts
-9.3% (67)
$3,717 (2%)
Education Prgs., Prison
-8.3% (17)
$9,449 (3%)
Drug Tx in Prison (TC or out-patient) -5.4% (20)
$6,371 (6%)
Cog-Behavioral Treatment
-7.1% (27)
$8,811 (1%)
ISP: surveillance
-1.6% (23)
-$2,596 (86%)
ISP: treatment
-17.9% (11)
$8,531 (22%)
Juvenile Offenders
Functional Family Thpy.
-18.1% (7)
$23,671 (<1%)
Multisystemic Therapy
-7.7% (10)
$6,533 (n/a)
Aggression Repl. Trng.
-5.3% (4)
$6,714 (n/a)
Family Int. Transitions
-15.3% (1)
$37,101 (n/a)
MDT Foster Care
-17.9% (3)
$38,904 (n/a)
Prevention*
Crime Benefits Shown*
Pre-School* (low income)
-16.6% (8)
$5,707* (n/a)
Nurse Family Partnership*
-15.7% (2)
$5,225* (n/a)
* Programs have other monetized non-crime benefits; only crime-related benefits reported here.
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Overview
What Works?
Reports available for
downloading
www.wsipp.wa.gov
Effect on Crime
Benefits and Costs
Estimates as of October, 2006
(Per Participant, Net Present Value, 2006 Dollars)
Outcomes
Benefits to
Benefits to
Costs
Benefits (total)
Percent change in crime
Notes:
(marginal program
outcomes, & the number of Crime Victims
Taxpayers
Minus
"n/e" means not estimated at this time.
evidence-based studies on (of the reduction (of the reduction cost, compared to
Costs
the cost of
Prevention program costs are partial program costs, pro-rated to which the estimate is based
in crime)
in crime)
(per participant)
alternative)
(in parentheses)
match crime outcomes.
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Programs for People in the Adult Offender System
Vocational education in prison
Intensive supervision: treatment-oriented programs
General education in prison (basic education or post-secondary)
Cognitive-behavioral therapy in prison or community
Drug treatment in community
Correctional industries in prison
Drug treatment in prison (therapeutic communities or outpatient)
Adult drug courts
Employment and job training in the community
Electronic monitoring to offset jail time
Sex offender treatment in prison with aftercare
Intensive supervision: surveillance-oriented programs
Washington's Dangerously Mentally Ill Offender program
Drug treatment in jail
Adult boot camps
Domestic violence education/cognitive-behavioral treatment
Jail diversion for mentally ill offenders
Life Skills education programs for adults
Programs for Youth in the Juvenile Offender System
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (v. regular group care)
Adolescent Diversion Project (for lower risk offenders)
Family Integrated Transitions
Functional Family Therapy on probation
Multisystemic Therapy
Aggression Replacement Training
Teen courts
Juvenile boot camp to offset institution time
Sex offender cognitive-behavioral treatment
Restorative justice for low-risk offenders
Interagency coordination programs
Juvenile drug courts
Regular surveillance-oriented parole (v. no parole supervision)
Juvenile intensive probation supervision programs
Juvenile wilderness challenge
Juvenile intensive parole supervision
Scared Straight
Counseling/psychotherapy for juvenile offenders
Juvenile education programs
Other family-based therapy programs
Team Child
Juvenile behavior modification
Life skills education programs for juvenile offenders
Diversion progs. with services (v. regular juvenile court)
Juvenile cognitive-behavioral treatment
Court supervision vs. simple release without services
Diversion programs with services (v. simple release)
Juvenile intensive probation (as alternative to incarceration)
Guided Group Interaction
Prevention Programs (crime reduction effects only)
Nurse Family Partnership-Mothers
Nurse Family Partnership-Children
Pre-K education for low income 3 & 4 year olds
Seattle Social Development Project
High school graduation
Guiding Good Choices
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
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(3)
(4)
(5)
-9.0%
-16.7%
-7.0%
-6.3%
-9.3%
-5.9%
-5.7%
-8.0%
-4.3%
0%
-7.0%
0%
-20.0%
-4.5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
(4)
(11)
(17)
(25)
(6)
(4)
(20)
(57)
(16)
(9)
(6)
(23)
(1)
(9)
(22)
(9)
(11)
(4)
$8,114
$9,318
$6,325
$5,658
$5,133
$5,360
$5,133
$4,395
$2,373
$0
$6,442
$0
$18,020
$2,481
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,806
$9,369
$5,306
$4,746
$5,495
$4,496
$4,306
$4,705
$2,386
$0
$2,885
$0
$15,116
$2,656
$0
$0
$0
$0
$1,182
$7,124
$962
$105
$574
$417
$1,604
$4,333
$400
-$870
$12,585
$3,747
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
$13,738
$11,563
$10,669
$10,299
$10,054
$9,439
$7,835
$4,767
$4,359
$870
-$3,258
-$3,747
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
-22.0%
-19.9%
-13.0%
-15.9%
-10.5%
-7.3%
-11.1%
0%
-10.2%
-8.7%
-2.5%
-3.5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
+6.8%
-18.9%
-17.5%
-12.2%
-10.9%
-8.2%
-2.7%
-2.7%
-2.5%
0%
0%
0%
0%
(3)
(6)
(1)
(7)
(10)
(4)
(5)
(14)
(5)
(21)
(15)
(15)
(2)
(3)
(9)
(10)
(10)
(6)
(3)
(12)
(2)
(4)
(3)
(20)
(8)
(8)
(7)
(5)
(4)
$51,828
$24,328
$30,708
$19,529
$12,855
$8,897
$5,907
$0
$32,515
$4,628
$3,084
$4,232
$0
$0
$0
$0
-$8,355
$23,126
$41,181
$15,006
$5,759
$19,271
$6,441
$1,441
$3,123
$0
$0
$0
$0
$32,915
$18,208
$19,502
$14,617
$9,622
$6,659
$4,238
$0
$8,377
$3,320
$2,308
$3,167
$0
$0
$0
$0
-$6,253
$17,309
$26,153
$11,231
$4,131
$12,238
$4,091
$1,034
$2,337
$0
$0
$0
$0
$6,945
$1,913
$9,665
$2,325
$4,264
$897
$936
-$8,077
$33,064
$880
$205
$2,777
$1,201
$1,598
$3,085
$6,460
$58
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
$77,798
$40,623
$40,545
$31,821
$18,213
$14,660
$9,208
$8,077
$7,829
$7,067
$5,186
$4,622
-$1,201
-$1,598
-$3,085
-$6,460
-$14,667
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
-56.2%
-16.4%
-14.2%
-18.6%
-10.4%
-9.1%
-3.7%
(1)
(1)
(8)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
$11,531
$8,632
$8,145
$1,605
$1,738
$570
$268
$8,161
$4,922
$4,644
$4,341
$2,851
$2,092
$784
$5,409
$733
$593
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
$14,283
$12,822
$12,196
n/e
n/e
n/e
n/e
Program types in need of additional research & development before we can conclude they do or do not reduce crime outcomes:
Programs needing more research for people in the adult offender system
Comment
Case management in the community for drug offenders
0% (13)
Findings are mixed for this broad grouping of programs.
COSA (Faith-based supervision of sex offenders)
-22.3% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Day fines (compared to standard probation)
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Domestic violence courts
0% (2)
Too few evaluations to date.
Faith-based programs
0% (5)
Too few evaluations to date.
Intensive supervision of sex offenders in the community
0% (4)
Findings are mixed for this broad grouping of programs.
Medical treatment of sex offenders
-21.4% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Mixed treatment of sex offenders in the community
0% (2)
Too few evaluations to date.
Regular parole supervision vs. no parole supervision
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Restorative justice programs for lower risk adult offenders
0% (6)
Findings are mixed for this broad grouping of programs.
Therapeutic community programs for mentally ill offenders
-20.8% (2)
Too few evaluations to date.
Work release programs (from prison)
-4.3% (4)
Too few recent evaluations.
Programs needing more research for youth in the juvenile offender system
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Increased drug testing (on parole) vs. minimal drug testing
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Juvenile curfews
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Juvenile day reporting
0% (2)
Too few evaluations to date.
Juvenile jobs programs
0% (3)
Too few recent evaluations.
Juvenile therapeutic communities
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Mentoring in juvenile justice
0% (1)
Too few evaluations to date.
Next Steps?
Washington Legislative
Actions
Exhibit 4
Reducing Crime With Evidence-Based Options: What Works, and Benefits & Costs
Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Example
 Started funding several
evidence-based juvenile
justice programs in 1990s.
 2007 Legislature made a
substantial change to
evidence-based criminal
justice funding in adult and
juvenile corrections, and
prevention.
 WA now ties, explicitly, the
official state prison forecast
to the expected effects of the
funded portfolio.
 Encouraging signs of less
crime and control of costs.
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Overview
What Works?
Example
Next Steps?
Next Steps?
Washington State’s Legislative Approach
1. Establish an entity, under legislative control,
to produce Consumer Reports-like information:
 Non-partisan governance
 Multi-purpose (topics in many public policy areas).
 Work closely with legislative committee staff
 Focus: evidence & return on taxpayer investment
2. Direct the specific studies via legislation:
3. More Information?
 [email protected]
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