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Measuring What Matters: Defining Success in Probation
Probation agencies use data every day—but are they measuring what matters most?
On December 3, 2025, CEPP hosted Measuring What Matters: Defining Success in Probation, a free webinar for community supervision leaders and practitioners. Over 300 people from across the country joined Melissa Stephenson (Grant County Court Services, IN) and Troy Hatfield (CEPP) to explore how performance measures can help agencies improve programs, strengthen accountability, and align with evidence-based practices.
Watch the Webinar Recording
You can watch the full webinar recording below and share it with colleagues and partners.
Download the Presentation Slides
The presenters’ slides are available for download:
Explore the Probation Performance Measures Resource Guide
This webinar is grounded in CEPP’s Probation Performance Measures Resource Guide, a practical tool to help agencies:
- Move beyond recidivism as the sole measure of success
- Develop performance measures that reflect meaningful progress for clients, staff, and organizations
- Use data to guide learning, tell a fuller story of supervision, and support continuous improvement
Need Support with Performance Measures?
CEPP works with jurisdictions at all stages of developing and implementing performance measures—from early exploration to full implementation and refinement.
If your agency is interested in technical assistance, training, or facilitation support around performance measures, we’d love to hear from you.