EVALUATING CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS - METHODOLOGY IN THEORY AND IN PRACTICE

• NCJ Number: 34771
• Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology Volume: 8 Issue: 3&4 Dated: (SEPTEMBER/DECEMBER 1975) Pages: 241-249
• Author(s): M S DEWDNEY; M H MINER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 9 pages
• Corporate Author: Australian and New Zealand Soc of Criminology
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: Australia
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Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A RESEARCH METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING A NEW CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM, PROJECT SURVIVAL.

Abstract

THREE MAJOR THEORETICAL ISSUES ARE DISCUSSED - THE AIMS, CRITERIA, AND DESIGN OF EVALUATIVE RESEARCH. FOLLOWING A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODOLOGY PLANNED FOR THE PROJECT SURVIVAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, PRACTICAL DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED DURING THE STUDY ARE DISCUSSED. THE PAPER CONCLUDES WITH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH, BUT CLAIMS THAT A BROAD APPROACH TO EVALUATION CAN PROVIDE PERTINENT INFORMATION THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND THEORETICAL PROBLEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)