The EBO Booklet is created to aid persons who are interested in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their individual agencies or system. It focuses on demonstrating leadership and understanding organizational culture and growth as key initial aspects of becoming an evidence-based organization.

This comprehensive strategy is based on the premise that current operations, although flawed are redeemable through enhanced leadership, planning, and evaluation approaches that can be integrated effectively with evidence-based policies, programs, and practices.

Examples used in the book borrow from the justice and corrections fields to illustrate how evidence-based policies, programs, and practices have emerged as expected (and sometimes required) approaches to working with clients being served. The use of evidence-based interventions, however, must be incorporated effectively into operations and services for successful outcomes to occur.