CRITICAL EVALUATION OF RESEARCH INTO OUTPUT MEASURES FOR JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 12204
• Author(s): A T WILLIAMS
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 49 pages
• Corporate Author: Stanford University
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF PROBLEM AREAS IN IDENTIFYING THE OUTPUT TO BE MEASURED, SECURING AN ADEQUATE CONTROL GROUP, AND MEASURING MULTIPLE OUTPUT PROGRAMS.

Abstract

ONE PROBLEM AREA IDENTIFIED IS WHETHER STATISTICS COLLECTED BY JUVENILE CORRECTIONS AGENCIES ACTUALLY MEASURE CHANGES IN SUBJECT BEHAVIOR OR ADMINISTRATIVE BEHAVIOR. ADMINISTRATIVE NEED TO JUSTIFY A PARTICULAR PROGRAM OR RESEARCHER BIAS TOWARD A PARTICULAR THEORETICAL ORIENTATION MAY INFLUENCE RESEARCH FINDINGS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING THE DETERMINATION OF CAUSATION, THE HAWTHORNE EFFECT, AND THE WEIGHT ACCORDED TO ALL DATA COLLECTED.