Roundtable: Improving the Quality and Utilization of Evidence-Based Registries

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

Recent studies of the What Works Marketplace have found that the key decision makers do not systematically use the current evidence-based registries when making a selection of a program or practice for adoption. Moreover, when a registry is consulted, they do not understand the different rating system employed by different registries or the differences in rating categories on a given registry.This Roundtable includes presenters from the CrimeSolutions and Blueprints registries and one of the researchers studying the use of evidence-based registries. The presentations and discussion will focus on how registries can improve the quality and utilization of these resources.

Sub Unit

• Area XIII: Roundtable Sessions

Individual Presentations

• Strategies for Improving the Quality and Utilization of the Blueprints Registry - Delbert S. Elliott, University of Colorado

• Increasing the Use of Clearinghouses: A State and Local Government Perspective - Karen Lyons, The Pew Charitable Trusts

• Crime Solutions: Challenges Facing the Evidence Registry for Criminal Justice Programs - Howard Spivak, National Institute of Justice

Chair

• Howard Spivak, National Institute of Justice