NCJ Number
82918
Editor(s)
J H Garner,
V Jaycox
Date Published
1981
Length
384 pages
Annotation
These selected papers from the First National Conference on Criminal Justice Evaluation cover the broad topics of police evaluation, evaluation in the courts, evaluation in correctional programs, evaluating community programs, and methods of evaluation.
Abstract
Papers on police evaluation consider research on the Open Garage Door Burglary Program, police response to changes in public drunkenness statutes, patrol performance evaluation in the study of policewomen, and the cost-benefit of helicopter patrol to help prevent burglaries. The section on evaluation in the courts includes papers on measuring the effectiveness of the bail bond system as an assurance of trial appearance, an evaluation of the Orange County (Fla.) Bar Association Citizen Dispute Settlement Project, the recidivism rates of diverted juvenile offenders, voluntary pretrial diversion and the issue of compliance, the impact and implementation of prosecutorial policy, and the potential impact of information systems in evaluating prosecution and court policy. Among topics considered in the section on evaluation in correctional programs are intensive supervision as a treatment strategy for probationers and an evaluation of a replication of the Des Moines project, an exemplary project that developed alternatives to formal criminal justice processing. Papers also present evaluation findings for a number of community crime prevention programs. Papers on evaluation methods explore innovative ways in which evaluation can be used to provide more comprehensive and accurate information on the effectiveness of the criminal justice system, particularly in the area of corrections. Appropriate tabular and graphic data are included in the presentations, along with notes and references. For individual entries, see NCJ 82919-26.