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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 statistical techniques, which, once mastered, can be used to prove or disprove a program's worth. Lastly, the book introduces the types of stakeholders who should review evaluation results for quick action, as well as how to best structure reports to ensure their buy-in. * Individually examines every major evaluation type (as well as the benefits, concerns, and constraints of each), including needs, theory, process, outcome/impact, and cost efficiency * Defines the precise data points each evaluation type requires, and the exact manner in which this data can be collected* Demonstrates how different types of evaluations can be used together to provide clear information regarding a program's overall performance level* Cites and makes use of real-world policy evaluations and vetted programs

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Social services & welfare, criminology Crime & criminology

• Full title: Practical Program Evaluation for Criminal Justice
• Author: Gennaro Vito
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164
• EAN: 9781455777709
• ISBN: 1455777706
• ID: 02570755
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
• Weight: 344 g
• Dimensions: 235 × 194 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. June 2014

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