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FAILURE-RATE ANALYSIS IN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS (FROM OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUSTICE, AND SOCIETAL SECURITY, 1976, BY S H BROUNSTEIN & M KAMRASS SEE NCJ-38116)

NCJ Number
38125
Author(s)
C M HARRIS; S STOLLMACK
Date Published
1976
Length
11 pages
Annotation
IN THIS PAPER, THE AUTHORS ADAPT RELIABILITY THEORY EVALUATION TECHNIQUES TO THE CORRECTIONAL CONTEXT.
Abstract
A MODEL IS CONSTRUCTED APPLYING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES USED IN RELIABILITY TESTING OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE OR NONFAILURE OF THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE STATISTICAL CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN TERMS OF RECIDIVISM DATA BECAUSE IT IS A COMMONLY USED MEASURE IN THE EVALUATION OF CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.