Knowing what to do starts with knowing what works, and what hasn’t. CrimeSolutions helps practitioners and policymakers understand what programs & practices work, are promising, or haven't worked yet.
CrimeSolutions’ ratings are assigned from standardized reviews of rigorous evaluations and meta-analyses. While we encourage you to learn more about this process, you don’t need to in order to benefit from it. Our clear ratings and profiles can help you determine if a program or category of program is worth pursuing.
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Rating
Program Rating Description
Practice Rating Description
Effective
Implementing the program is likely to result in the intended outcome(s).
On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome.
Promising
Implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s)
On average, there is some evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will achieve the intended outcome.
No Effects
Implementing the program is unlikely to result in the intended outcome(s) and may result in a negative outcome(s).
On average, there is strong evidence that implementing a program encompassed by the practice will not achieve the intended outcome or may result in a negative outcome.
