CPR offers a wide range of services including: project development and planning, research and evaluation, analysis and information dissemination.
Quantitative Research: CPR researchers are experienced at designing surveys and data collection instruments to extract information from agency and court files using both manual and automated techniques. They conduct simple and complex statistical analyses using SPSS and present the results in a highly visual manner that is understandable to policy-makers, practitioners, and lay audiences.
Qualitative Research: CPR researchers use in-depth interviews, focus groups, observations and other qualitative techniques to generate information on the reaction of users to services and other qualitative outcomes. They regularly combine quantitative and qualitative techniques to provide a richer portrait of the program being investigated.
Best Practices Research: CPR researchers typically interview program administrators and line staff to identify lessons learned and best practices. These are presented in a systematic manner to facilitate program replications in other settings.
Needs Assessments: The first step in many studies is to assess the utilization of existing services, gaps in service delivery and unmet needs. CPR researchers use surveys and interviews to identify unmet needs. They conduct literature reviews to reveal how other jurisdictions deliver comparable services and/or resolve problems with service delivery.
Technical Assistance: CPR researchers use the insights they gain in their studies to guide program managers and administrators on the design of program enhancements, the revision of existing services and the development of new collaborations to enhance service delivery. This ensures that new programs are being developed with the benefit of research input and capitalizes on the experiences of others.
Meeting Facilitation: CPR has convened large groups of policy makers and program managers from multiple agencies, states and organizations to exchange ideas on program reform. Meetings facilitated by CPR result in concrete plans regarding future action with clear cut time frames, staff assignments and expectations.
Strategic Planning: CPR has worked with jurisdictions to develop longer-term plans to achieve desired outcomes in complex areas of public policy. This often involves conducting a needs assessment, facilitating a meeting of policy makers to consider the results of the assessment, brainstorming about alternatives, and developing action plans.
Information Dissemination: CPR researchers help programs to share the results of their work with relevant professionals around the nation. CPS researchers publish articles in key journals such as Family Court Review, Child Support Quarterly, and Judges' Journal.