NCJ Number
4841
Journal
American Bar Association Journal Volume: 58 Dated: (JULY 1972) Pages: 704-708
Date Published
1972
Length
5 pages
Annotation
THE AUTHOR CONTENDS THAT A RECENT CRITICISM OF THE WISCONSIN JUDICARE PROGRAM WAS AN INADEQUATE EVALUATION AND NO DATA PRESENTLY EXISTS TO SUPPORT A FAIR ANALYSIS.
Abstract
AN ANALYSIS OF PROGRAM STATISTICS ONLY IS NOT LIKELY TO YIELD MUCH IN THE WAY OF FAIR AND COMPREHENSIBLE COMPARISONS. TOO MANY OPERATIVE FACTORS REMAIN UNKNOWN OR UNACCOUNTED FOR IN LOOKING AT STATISTICS ONLY. UNWARRANTED SELECTIONS ARE MADE, CRUCIAL DATA ARE IGNORED BECAUSE NOT EASILY AVAILABLE OR DISMISSED AS IRRELEVANT, COMPARISONS ARE MADE AMONG ELEMENTS THAT ARE NOT COMPARABLE. WITHOUT A KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DO A MEANINGFUL EVALUATION AND THE SEQUENCE OF STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, DEFECTIVE STATISTICS, DEFECTIVE ANALYSIS BECOMES INEVITABLE.