Perspectives on evaluating criminal justice and corrections

A comprehensive and authoritative overview of issues relating to the evaluation of criminal justice/corrections 'interventions', this unique reference draws on a variety of theoretical, cultural and epistemological perspectives with authors from a range of disciplines and countries. It beg...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Bowen, Erica, 1976-, Brown, Sarah
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2012.
SeriesAdvances in program evaluation ; v. 13.
Subjects
Corrections > Evaluation.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781780526454
ISSN1474-7863 ;
DOI10.1108/S1474-7863(2012)13
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 256 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Using Theory in Criminal Justice Evaluation / Brad Astbury
  • The Risk/Needs/Responsivity Model: The Crucial Features of General Responsivity / L.E. Marshall, W.L. Marshall
  • Arguments about Methods in Criminal Justice Evaluation / David Smith
  • Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Effective Elements and Appropriate Outcome Evaluations / W.L. Marshall, L.E. Marshall
  • Resolving Ethical Issues in Randomised Controlled Trials / Robert F. Boruch, Joe S. Cecil, Herb Turner, Timothy Victor, Jordan M. Hyatt
  • Critical Qualitative Theory: Opening up the Black Box of Criminal Justice Interventions / Matt Barnard
  • Within-Treatment Change: Finding the Individual in Group Outcomes / Erica Bowen
  • Propensity Score Analysis / Sarah Brown
  • Developing Offender Engagement: Evaluating Probation Trust Pilots / Sue Rex, Elaine Ellis, Nigel Hosking, Wendy Hyett
  • Offenders at the Heart of Evaluation / Barry Kushner, Saville Kushner
  • From Text Books to Footpaths: Making Real-World Research Stick at the Coal Face / Ian Lambie, Julia Ioane.

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