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This chapter will review the history of evidence-based practice within corrections. We will then address the evidence-based practice movement within the general psychotherapy treatment field and how there remains a disjoint between what we know works, and what is being practiced within corrections. The chapter will conclude with a discussion of how this divide is being bridged by the contributors to this edited book, and how they are applying and adapting cutting-edge evidence-based treatments for use in forensic settings.
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Jeglic, E.L., Calkins, C. (2018). Introduction: The Role of Evidence-Based Interventions in Forensic Settings. In: Jeglic, E., Calkins, C. (eds) New Frontiers in Offender Treatment . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01030-0_1
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