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

• Autore: Vito Gennaro F.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 365.66
• Soggetto topico: Criminal justice, Administration of - United States - Evaluation; Crime - United States
• Altri autori: HigginsGeorge E
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Practical program evaluation for criminal justice
• ISBN: 1-317-52191-9; 1-138-13784-7; 1-315-72141-4; 1-4557-7770-6; 1-317-52192-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787813603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II