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Evaluative Research

Perspectives from a Corrections Setting

Helene E. Cavior

Federal Youth Center Pleasanton, California

Stanley H. Cohen

Department of Psychology West Virginia University

This paper examines issues related to the process and product requirements of evaluative research in a corrections setting. Process requirements include the relationship of the evaluator to management and line staff, methods for encouraging accurate reporting of data, and the implications of the evaluator's position in the organizational structure. Product requirements include distinguishing between in-program and post-program outcome measures, defining adequate post-program measures, and the validity of measures, in particular recidivism. Various methodological problems that are discussed include evaluating dynamic programs with dynamic populations, the selection of comparison groups, and the effects of differential post-release experiences on outcome.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 2, No. 3, 237-257 (1975)
DOI: 10.1177/009385487500200304
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