Chapter 1 – General Administration

15080.3 Office of Research

• The Office of Research (OROffice of Research) objectively evaluates the Department’s correctional programs with regard to their implementation and effectiveness in reducing the recidivism and return to custody rates and protecting public safety. The branch does this by conducting internal research projects evaluating the outcomes of Department programs and by providing technical advice and oversight of research on Department programs conducted by external researchers under contract with CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The OROffice of Research also reviews and coordinates the approval of all research projects proposed by outside researchers who desire to study socio-behavioral characteristics of CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation inmates and parolees as required by the PCPenal Code. The chief of the branch serves as the chair for the Department Research Advisory Committee whose approval must be granted before socio-behavioral research can begin within the Department.