DESIGNING RESEARCH IN CORRECTIONS - AN ABBREVIATED TOUR GUIDE

• NCJ Number: 16538
• Journal: Federal Probation Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1974) Pages: 29-36
• Author(s): J S LOBENTHAL
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Administrative Office of the United States Courts
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REVIEW OF THE EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS OF DESIGNING RESEARCH IN AN ON-GOING PROGRAM WITHIN A SERVICE AGENCY WHICH EMPLOYED EX-OFFENDERS AS STAFF OF A YOUTH CORRECTIONS AGENCY.

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS RELEVANT TO PLANNING RESEARCH ON A PROGRAM FUNCTIONING WITHIN AN AGENCY HAVING OTHER, SERVICE, CONCERNS. AMONG THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE THE ATTITUDE OF THE STAFF TOWARD RESEARCH, THE POSSIBLE BIAS OF THE DESIGNERS, AND THE PROBLEMS OF VERIFYING DATA COLLECTED. THE FACT THAT STAFF PERSONNEL MAY HAVE PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS WHICH ARE INIMICAL TO THOSE OF THE DESIGNER MUST BE CONSIDERED IN ASSESSING THE FEASIBILITY OF RESEARCH TO BE PROPOSED, HE ADDS. HIS ARTICLE ALSO RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF PLANNING TO THE LATER IMPLEMENTATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THOSE CHARGED WITH EXECUTING THE PROPOSAL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)