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​Research Requests and Proposals

The Pennsylvania Parole Board's Statistical Reporting and Evidence-Based Program Evaluation Office has been combined with the PA Department of Corrections, Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics. To contact staff, please use this address:
 

Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics
PA Department of Corrections
1920 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

The links shown below relate to conducting research with Parole Board staff or parolees, who are now under state parole supervision within the Department of Corrections. Researchers preparing a proposal for submission to Board should review these attachments carefully and follow the instructions as provided.

The first link shown below describes in detail Parole Board Research Activities Policy (1.07.01). This Research Policy establishes a Research Review Committee (RRC), made up of key administrative staff from the Board. The RRC provides feedback to the RRC Chair, who is responsible for issuing a final decision on all research proposal submissions.
 
The second link shown below is the Request for Approval of Research Proposal (RARP) form which must be completed and submitted by the researcher. This form requires specific information be provided by the Researcher including information about the research topic, the specific hypotheses and research questions, and the expected outcomes of the research. Please note that descriptive narratives for these sections need not be typed directly onto the form, they can be attached on separate sheets, but in any event should not be handwritten.

The completed form needs to be saved as a PDF document before completion and may be submitted via email to:

Research Proposal Submission at RA-CRPADOCRRC@pa.gov

or mailed to:

Bureau of Planning, Research and Statistics
PA Department of Corrections
1920 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Approval and Conduct of Research Activities (pdf)

Request for Approval of Research Project (pdf)