FAILURE-RATE ANALYSIS IN CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS (FROM OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUSTICE, AND SOCIETAL SECURITY, 1976, BY S H BROUNSTEIN & M KAMRASS SEE NCJ-38116)

• NCJ Number: 38125
• Author(s): C M Harris; S Stollmack
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 11 pages
• Corporate Author: D C Heath and Co
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

IN THIS PAPER, THE AUTHORS ADAPT RELIABILITY THEORY EVALUATION TECHNIQUES TO THE CORRECTIONAL CONTEXT.

Abstract

A MODEL IS CONSTRUCTED APPLYING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES USED IN RELIABILITY TESTING OF ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE OR NONFAILURE OF THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE STATISTICAL CONCEPTS ARE PRESENTED IN TERMS OF RECIDIVISM DATA BECAUSE IT IS A COMMONLY USED MEASURE IN THE EVALUATION OF CORRECTIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAMS.