Evaluative research in corrections: a pract. guide
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| adam_text | Titel: Evaluative research in corrections
Autor: Adams, Stuart
Jahr: 1975
CONTENTS
PART ONE. STATUS AND IMPACT OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH
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1. INTRODUCTION 3
A. Pressure for evaluation: historical note 3
B. Two key elements in evaluation 4
C. Organization of the volume 5
2. STATUS OF EVALUATION IN CORRECTIONS 7
A. Nine reviews of evaluation 7
B. Inferences from the nine reviews 9
C. Comparison with evaluation in other fields 10
3. RESEARCH WITH IMPACT: SIX CASE STUDIES 12
A. Six case studies of evaluative research impact , 12
B. Characteristics of impacting evaluations 15
C. Discussion 15
PART TWO. ROLE OF THE AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR
4. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR S ROLE 19
A. The administrative dilemmma in evaluation 19
B. Evaluation-relevant roles of administrators 20
C. Trapped and experimental administrators ... 20
D. An effective climate for research 21
5. RESEARCH NEEDS AND PRIORITIES __ 23
A. Agency mission 23
B. Agency maintenance and improvement - - 24
C. Corrections as a subsystem 26
D. Experience as a definer of research needs . 26
E. Role of theory in defining research needs 26
F. Discussion 27
6. STAFFING AND FUNDING THE EVALUATIVE EFFORT 29
A. In-house research staff 29
B. University faculty 30
C. Private for-profit research firms 31
D. Private, non-profit research organizations 32
E. Discussion 32
7. UTILIZATION OF RESEARCH 34
A. Basic questions about research utilization 34
B. Improving the utilization rate 36
C. Discussion 38
PART THREE. RESEARCH METHODS AND STRATEGIES
8. DEFINITIONS, CRITERIA, METHODS AND MODELS 43
A. Definition of evaluative research 43
B. Making comparisons in evaluation 44
C. Administrator comparisons vs researcher comparisons 45
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D. Conceptual models, standards, performance criteria 45
E. Methods and models of evaluation 48
F. Evaluation models 48
9. NON-EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATIONS 53
A. Types and examples of non-experimental studies 53
B. Discussion — - - 58
10. QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES — - - 60
A. Characteristics — 60
B. Reasons for using 60
C. Quasi-experimental procedures — - 61
D. Uses of the quasi-experiment __ - 63
E. Discussion 64
11. CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS 66
A. Background 66
B. Assessing the impact of experiments — 67
C. Implementation of controlled experiments 68
D. Problems of experimentation 69
E. Discussion 72
12. COST-ANALYSIS AND COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS 74
A. Cost analyses 74
B. Cost comparisons 75
C. Cost-Benefit comparisons 79
D. Discussion 82
13. OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS 84
A. Definitions 84
B. Operations research 84
C. Systems analysis 88
D. Discussion 91
14. SIMULATION 93
A. Definitions 93
B. Simulation in corrections and criminal justice 93
C. Single and multiple models 96
D. Discussion 96
PART FOUR. LOOKING AHEAD
15. EVALUATION OF EVALUATIONS 101
A. Assessment by results 101
B. Assessment by proposed objectives 102
C. Design and quality of research procedures 103
D. Credibility of evaluative research 103
E. Discussion 106
16. IMPROVEMENT OF EVALUATION 108
A. Ideas for improving evaluation 108
B. General plan for improvement of evaluation — 110
C. Discussion 112
17. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 114
BIBLIOGRAPHY 118
INDEX 123
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