Positive and Negative of Evidence-Based Criminal Justice

The concept of has preoccupied many of the modern disciplines mostly because of its success in offering breakthroughs in areas that had traditionally defied other conventional methods of solving issues. In the criminal justice system, has had invaluable benefits in coming up with corrective measures that have ensured that crime is mitigated and the rates of recidivism reduced. As noted by Latessa, (2004), states that have opted to adopt the evidence-based approach to manage their corrective systems such as the state of Oklahoma and Oregon have in the success of the . This is an indication that in the criminal justice system has gained preeminence, which means that there are some benefits that this approach is offering to the systems.