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EVALUATION OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS - IDEALS AND COMPROMISES

NCJ Number
5573
Journal
Federal Probation Volume: 31 Issue: 1 Dated: (MARCH 1967) Pages: 22-26
Author(s)
J C HACKLER
Date Published
1967
Length
5 pages
Annotation
FIVE APPROACHES TO EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
Abstract
THE APPROACHES DISCUSSED INCLUDE - CHANGES IN OFFICIAL RATES, SUBJECTIVE OPINION, CHANGES AS PREDICTED BY THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, THEROETICAL IDEAS TEST, AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY.