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CRIMINAL JUSTICE EVALUATION - PAPERS FROM WASHINGTON STATE EVALUATION EXCHANGE CONFERENCES, 1975-1976

NCJ Number
43469
Editor(s)
K L MORELL, R M HENDERSON
Date Published
1976
Length
153 pages
Annotation
CASE HISTORIES OF EVALUATION PROJECTS AND EXAMINATION OF ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING CRIMINAL JUSTICE EVALUATION ARE PRESENTED IN THIS SERIES OF CONFERENCE PAPERS.
Abstract
EMPIRICAL, PRAGMATIC, AND SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS OF PROGRAMS ARE INCLUDED ALONG WITH A FEW THEORETICAL PAPERS. ALL WERE PRESENTED AT A SERIES OF FOUR CONFERENCES SPONSORED BY LEAA THROUGH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON'S LAW AND JUSTICE PLANNING OFFICE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. TOPICS COVERED ARE: EVALUATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS; EVALUATION OF BURGLARY REDUCTION PROGRAMS, WITH SPECIFIC EVALUATION OF THE SEATTLE PROGRAM; YOUTH SERVICES EVALUATION WITH CASE HISTORIES OF STUDIES IN KING COUNTY, WASH., PORTLAND, MAINE, AND SEATTLE; AND EVALUATION OF PUBLIC DEFENDER PROGRAMS. THE PUBLIC DEFENDER CONFERENCE CONTAINS A PAPER DETAILING POSSIBLE PROCEDURE FOR AN ASSESSMENT OF AN INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM WITH TABLES LISTING NECESSARY DATA. BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARE APPENDED TO EACH PAPER.