NCJ Number
36268
Date Published
1976
Length
27 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROJECTS, WHILE DESIRABLE, SHOULD NOT BE DONE SINCE PROJECTS DO NOT LEND THEMSELVES TO VALID EVALUATIONS DUE TO INHERENT OPERATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, AND MEASUREMENT PROBLEMS.
Abstract
TO SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT, THE AUTHOR REVIEWS LAW ENFORCEMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR WHICH EVALUATIONS WERE CONDUCTED AND PRODUCED WHICH FAILED TO MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO AID IN DECISION MAKING - THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATION. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS INCLUDED. APPENDED ARE SUGGESTIONS FOR EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING A DISCUSSION OF FORMULATING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND CHOOSING MEASURES, CONDITIONS FOR RANDOMIZED EXPERIMENTS, AND THE APPROACH TO NON-RANDOM EXPERIMENTATION.