NEED FOR BETTER DATA TO SUPPORT CRIME CONTROL POLICY

• NCJ Number: 38966
• Author(s): E CHELIMSKY
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 56 pages
• Contract Number(s): J-LEAA-028-75
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Mitre Corporation
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PAPER EXAMINES SOME OF THE WEAKNESSES OF THE DATA BASE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR EVALUATION IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AREA AND RELATES THE QUALITY OF EVALUATION FINDINGS TO THE QUALITY OF THAT DATA SUPPORT.

Abstract

A CASE STUDY (THE NATIONAL LEVEL EVALUATION OF THE HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM) SERVES TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINTS MADE AND TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW EFFORTS NEEDED IN THIS AREA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...DMC