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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vito, Gennaro F., author.

Contributor:

Higgins, George E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States--Evaluation.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Crime--United States.

Crime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

First published 2015 by Anderson Publishing.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 8, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4557-7546-0

1-317-52191-9

1-138-13784-7

1-315-72141-4

1-4557-7770-6

1-317-52192-7

9781315721415

OCLC:

892046464