NCJ Number
3248
Date Published
1971
Length
36 pages
Annotation
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH AS APPLIED TO CORRECTIONAL PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS.
Abstract
A RANGE OF CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF THE MOST RECENT EVALUATIVE RESEARCH INDICATE WHAT CAN BE DONE, HOW IT IS DONE, WHAT RESOURCES ARE NEEDED FOR DOING IT, AND WHAT PROBLEMS ARISE IN GETTING IT DONE. SOME OF THE MORE IMPORTANT AND REASONABLY VALIDATED FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS GAINED BY EVALUATIVE RESEARCH THAT HAVE SOME APPLICATIONS OR IMPLICATIONS FOR THOSE WHO ADMINISTER CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS, AGENCIES, OR PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED. THE PROBLEMS ATTENDANT UPON GETTING THE FINDINGS OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH USED AS A GUIDE TO PROGRAM CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ARE CONSIDERED. THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE ILLUSTRATIVE STUDIES IS A SERIES OF REPORTS OF RESEARCH, RECENTLY COMPLETED OR IN PROCESS OBTAINED THROUGH A NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH, IN 1971 SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS BULLETIN. AUTHOR MODIFIED