An Overview of Pay for Success: Funding the Infrastructure for Evidence-Based Change

Understanding existing research evidence informs the selection of rigorous interventions, the local capacity needs to provide services, the pricing and performance targets for the PFS transaction and the evaluation expectations. This general overview of the strategic planning and five-step process n...

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Published in:Policy File 2014
Main Authors: Roman, John, Walsh, Kelly, Bieler, Samuel, Taxy, Samuel
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Budgets/Expenditures
Crime/Criminal justice
Urban Institute
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Summary:Understanding existing research evidence informs the selection of rigorous interventions, the local capacity needs to provide services, the pricing and performance targets for the PFS transaction and the evaluation expectations. This general overview of the strategic planning and five-step process needed to support high-quality PFS projects discusses current opportunities in criminal justice and highlights the model's advantages and disadvantages.