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Full Report	January 1998
Watching the Bottom Line: Cost-Effective Interventions for Reducing Crime in Washington Steve Aos, Robert Barnoski, Roxanne Lieb
This report highlights the findings of the Institute’s economic analysis of programs that try to reduce criminal behavior. The Institute found that there are some interventions, if well implemented, that can lower crime rates and lower total costs. Some economically attractive programs are designed to reduce the odds that young children will ever begin committing crimes, and some are designed for juvenile offenders already in the criminal justice system. Document ID: (98-01-1201)

Keywords: bottom-line, corrections, cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness, crime reduction, criminal justice, criminal justice costs, criminal justice programs, intervention programs, reducing crime