Practical program evaluation for criminal justice / / Gennaro F. Vito, George E. Higgins

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910787813603321
• Autore: Vito Gennaro F.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-317-52191-9; 1-138-13784-7; 1-315-72141-4; 1-4557-7770-6; 1-317-52192-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HigginsGeorge E
• Disciplina: 365.66
• Soggetti: Criminal justice, Administration of - United States - Evaluation; Crime - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2015 by Anderson Publishing.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Half Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Digital Assets""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1 Getting Started with Program Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Administrator and Evaluator""; ""Strengths and Weaknesses of Program Evaluation""; ""Evidence-Based Practices""; ""Meta-Analysis""; ""Campbell Collaboration (Crime and Justice Group)""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Planning a Program Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Problem-Oriented Policing""; ""Planning an Evaluation Strategy""; ""Logic Model""; ""Politics of Evaluation Research""""Ethical Issues in Evaluation Research""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Needs Assessment Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Definition of Needs""; ""Data Sources""; ""Problems with Needs Assessment""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 Theory-Driven Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Evaluability Assessment Approach""; ""Describing and Producing Program Theory""; ""Analyzing Program Theory""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Additional Readings""; ""Chapter 5 Process Evaluation""""Introduction""; ""Process Evaluation: Program Implementation""; ""Process Evaluation: Monitoring Conduct of Evaluation Research Design""; ""Process Evaluation: Use of Qualitative Methods""; ""Process Evaluation Assessment: Evidence-Based Correctional Program Checklist""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6 Outcome Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Classic Experimental Design""; ""To Experiment or not to Experiment?""; ""Quasi-Experimental Research Design""; ""Before-and-After Design (One Group Pre-Test, Post-Test Design)""; ""Question of Causation""""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7 Cost-efficiency Evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Costs""; ""Limits of Cost Analyses""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8 Measurement and Data Analysis""; ""Introduction""; ""Measurement""; ""Statistics""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Chapter 9 Reporting and Using Evaluations""; ""Introduction""; ""Review of Operation CeaseFire Chicago""; ""Factors Influencing the Use of Program Evaluation Results""; ""Summary""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""""Chapter 10 Looking Ahead: A Call to Action in Evaluation Research""; ""Introduction""; ""Point 1: Use the Best Possible Research Design""; ""Point 2: Evaluators must get Involved in the Very Beginning of the Program""; ""Point 3: Evaluators must Include Some Measure of Cost in their Analyses""; ""Point 4: Evaluation Leads to the Development of Evidence-Based Practice""; ""Point 5: Get out into the Field""; ""Point 6: Prepare to Partner with Practitioners""; ""Conclusion""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""References""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""
• Sommario/riassunto: Practical Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice shows readers how to apply the principles of fiscal responsibility, accountability, and evidence-based practice to criminal justice reform plans. Unlike other policy-based texts, which tend to focus more on implementation than assessment, this book provides applicable, step-by-step instruction on determining an initiative's necessity prior to its adoption (reducing the risk of wasting resources), as well as how to accurately gauge its effectiveness during initial roll-out stages. The book gradually introduces basic data analysis procedures and

The just ruler in Shi'ite Islam : the comprehensive authority of the jurist in Imamite jurisprudence

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910968769403321
• Autore: Sachedina Abdulaziz Abdulhussein <1942->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023
• ISBN: 0-19-773982-2; 0-19-535329-3; 0-585-32548-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 281 pages)
• Collana: Oxford scholarship online
• Disciplina: 297.61
• Soggetti: Islam and politics; Sunnites - Relations - Shiites; Shiites - Relations - Sunnites; Religion
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Originally published: 1988.; Previously issued in print: 1998.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1. The Deputyship of the ShĪ'ite Imams; 2. The Imamite Jurists, Leaders of the imāmiyya; 3. The Imamite Theory of Political Authority; 4. The Deputyship of Jurists in wilāyat al-qadā' (Administration of Juridical Authority); 5. The Comprehensive wilāya of the Jurists; 6. Conclusion; Appendix: The Imam's Share in the Fifth (al-khums) during the Occultation; Glossary; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Since the revolution of 1978-79, the Islamic regime has justified its rule on the basis of the doctrine of ""righteous jurist"". The author of this study shows this concept to have no parallel in Sunni Islam and seeks its origins in the Sunni/Shi'ite schism following the death of the Prophet.