NCJ Number
32884
Editor(s)
K M DOLBEARE
Date Published
1975
Length
286 pages
Annotation
A COLLECTION OF ARTICLES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE RESEARCHERS WITH MEANS TO EVALUATE POLICY GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, AND TO AID IN EMPIRICAL THEORY FORMULATION BY EXPLAINING THE EFFECTS OF POLICIES ON THE SOCIAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS.
Abstract
SEVERAL ARTICLES DEAL WITH THE CONCEPTUALIZATION OF EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES. IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNIQUES IS THEN DEALT WITH BY SEVERAL AUTHORS. APPLICATIONS TO CRIME CONTROL ARE THEN EXAMINED. ARTICLES ILLUSTRATING CONCEPTUALIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND CRIME CONTROL APPLICABILITY THROUGH REFERENCE TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED.