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NCJ Number: 202541
Title: J'accuse: Probation Evaluation-research Epistemologies: Part Two: This Time Its Personal and Social Factors
Journal: Criminal Justice Volume:3 Issue:3 Dated:August 2003 Pages:249-268
Author(s): Stephen Farrall
Date Published: August 2003
Page Count: 20
Publisher: http://www.sagepublications.com
Type: Case Study
Format: Article
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: This article, which is the second of two articles, illustrates the type of research that those assessing the probation supervision field should be striving toward.
Abstract: The author drew on a recently completed longitudinal study of the re-offending rates of 199 male and female probationers in 6 English probation jurisdictions in order to illustrate exemplary research in this field. The study participants were representative of national caseloads in terms of their age, gender, ethnicity, and criminal history. The goal of the study was to examine how probation supervision helped lower offender recidivism. After reviewing the findings of the longitudinal study, the article presents two case studies of offenders under probation supervision to further illustrate the elements of quality research in the field of probations. Through an analysis of the case studies, the author challenges the legitimacy of the traditional, or common, wisdom of what works in the field of probation supervision. The author asserts that in order to transcend the traditional wisdom, researchers must embark on a new style of research concerning probation outcomes. Notes, references
Main Term(s): Evaluation of evaluation
Index Term(s): Corrections research; Criminal justice evaluation; Research design; Research methods
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