"Northpointe's leadership and support continues to be instrumental in helping us through the implementation of our reentry initiative," said Dennis Schrantz, Deputy Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections. "The success of the Michigan Prisoner Reentry Initiative has positioned us as a national leader in the way we manage our offender population. As a result of our efforts Michigan's return-to-prison rates have decreased, we have fewer parole violators and we are actually closing prisons. In the past five years, through the improved policies and practices throughout our system, we've saved or avoided costs totaling more than $300 million."
Criminal justice agencies today are increasingly focused on results. The emphasis on outcomes requires jurisdictions to consider how to implement more evidence-based and cost-effective approaches to case management that help reduce crime and increase public safety.
The implementation of new technologies in both public and private organizations has become increasingly important in the last several years. In the criminal justice system, numerous advances in the use of information and programs are being incorporated into jails, courts, probation, community corrections, prisons and parole. These improvements aim to achieve greater efficiency, comply with legal requirements, or to solve critical organizational problems (e.g. caseload sizes).
This diffusion of techniques and programs falls under the heading of "technology transfer." The key to success in such efforts is carefully planned implementation coupled with the appropriate technology. The increasing complexity of public organizations and the high costs of failure have created a need for an improved understanding of the key elements of successful implementation.
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