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Your response to this discussion question must be 200 words, substantive, contain appropriate citations, and all references must be listed in APA style.

Due 3/19/2025

1. Briefly describe a criminal justice program in your community.

2. Discuss the mission and goals of the program, including the specific population served

3. List three possible outcomes this program may want to incorporate and assess. Remember that outcomes should be measurable, relevant to the mission, and linked to the program's activities.

Chapter02_Lecture_Slides.pptx

Chapter 2

Planning a Program Evaluation

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Book Cover

Here

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Introduction

SARA

Scanning: Identify recurring problems and how they affect community safety

Analysis: Determine the causes of the problem

Response: Seek out, select, and implement activities to solve the problem

Assessment: Determine if the response was effective or identify new strategies

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Problem Oriented Policing

POP

Emphasizes Identifying and Analyzing Problems

Implements Solutions to Deal with the Root Causes of the Problem

Focuses on the Problem as a Long- Term Solution

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Problem Oriented Policing

Two Ways to Define a Problem

Problem for an Individual

Problem for a Group of Citizens

Basis for an Outcome Evaluation

Concerns with the Data

Resource Questions to be Addressed

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Planning an Evaluation Strategy

Evaluation Planning involves the Completing of Five Basic Steps:

Stating the Goals of the Program in Clear and Measurable Terms

Determining the Relationship between Goals and Objectives

Developing Evaluation Measures

Determining the Data to be Collected on these Measures

Determining Analysis Methods

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Stating Goals in Measurable Terms

Program Goals are based on the wishes of a particular group rather than a definite target

Evaluator Attempts to State the Goals

i.e. Percentage of crime reduction

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Goal/Objective Relationship

To achieve the goal or objective of the program in relationship to surrounding areas

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Developing Evaluation Measures

Identify the Evaluation Measures for the Program Under Consideration

Effectiveness- measures that determine the degree of success of the program in dealing with the problem at hand

Efficiency- measures should indicate how well the problem has been implemented and whether it has been implemented according to the original plan for the program

Attitudinal- measures can indicate whether the program has been successful by assessing the attitudes of the program clients

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Developing Evaluation Measures

Valid Performance Measures:

Should be Credible

Provide a Fair Indication of Program Performance

Should be Clear

‹#›

Data Collection

Determine the data necessary to perform the evaluation

The evaluator must decide if the measures are valid indicators

The Evaluator must determine the cost of obtaining data

Data must be carefully collected

“Quality Control”

‹#›

Determining Analysis Methods

The evaluator must decide between quantitative and qualitative methods

Four Strategies for Understanding the Problem that the Proposed Program Addresses:

1.Hold discussions with research clients or sponsors to obtain the clearest possible picture of their concerns.

2.Review the relevant literature on the subject.

3.Gather current information from experts and major interested parties on the issue.

4.Conduct information-gathering visits and observations to obtain a real-world sense of the context and talk with persons actively involved in the issue.

‹#›

Logic Model

Theory Informs Program Operations By:

Driving the selection of treatments.

Clarifying the description of the services provided to clients with defined needs.

Helping to determine what variables need to be measured.

Driving how one interprets a simple comparison of the outcomes of two programs to deeper analyses in terms of research on the topical area in general.

‹#›

Logic Model

Logic Model- specifies the conceptual framework of an evaluation by establishing the variables to be measured and the expected relationships between them

Help explain how the program is intended to work

“Clear Road Map”

‹#›

The Politics of Evaluation Research

The trapped administrator is committed to the relevance and significance of the program

The experimental administrator has a decidedly broader view and is committed to the improvement of public policy rather than the promotion of a particular program

‹#›

The Politics of Evaluation Research

The Answers Program Administrators Seek:

To Evaluate: How well is my agency performing?

To Control: How can I ensure that my subordinates are doing the right thing?

To Manage the Budget: On what programs, people, or projects should my agency spend the public’s money?

To Motivate: How can I motivate line staff, middle managers, nonprofit and for -profit collaborators, stakeholders, and citizens to do the things necessary to improve performance?

To Promote: How can I convince political superiors, legislators, stakeholders, journalists, and citizens that my agency is doing a good job?

To Celebrate: What accomplishments are worthy of the important organizational ritual of celebrating success?

To Learn: Know why a program is working or not

To Improve: What exactly should everyone do differently to improve performance?

‹#›

The Ethics of Research

The ultimate aim is to prevent harm to research subjects while promoting a research design that will generate valid and relevant results that will help inform public policy

‹#›

The Ethics of Research

Five Ethical Principles

Systematic Inquiry

The Competence of Evaluators

The Integrity and Honesty of Evaluators

The Respect for People

Anonymity

Confidentiality

The Full Disclosure of Potential Harm

Upholds the Evaluator’s Responsibilities for the General and Public Welfare

‹#›

Ethics and Social Relationships in Evaluation Research

Distinguish between an evaluator and a consultant

The evaluator must maintain an independent and objective stance but may be called upon to offer advice about program operations as it is designed, implemented, and becomes operational

‹#›

Ethics and Social Relationships in Evaluation Research

Research Contract Can Lead to Several Misinterpretations and Ethical Difficulties

A contract often clouds the issue of who owns the research work and results

Uncertainty of the findings can affect the program administrator

Evaluator must maintain both independence and objectivity

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week2.docx

Your response to this discussion question must be 200 words, substantive, contain appropriate citations, and all references must be listed in APA style.

Due 3/19/2025

1. Briefly describe a criminal justice program in your community.

2. Discuss the mission and goals of the program, including the specific population served

3. List three possible outcomes this program may want to incorporate and assess. Remember that outcomes should be measurable, relevant to the mission, and linked to the program's activities.

Chapter02_Lecture_Slides.pptx

Chapter 2

Planning a Program Evaluation

‹#›

Book Cover

Here

‹#›

Introduction

SARA

Scanning: Identify recurring problems and how they affect community safety

Analysis: Determine the causes of the problem

Response: Seek out, select, and implement activities to solve the problem

Assessment: Determine if the response was effective or identify new strategies

‹#›

Problem Oriented Policing

POP

Emphasizes Identifying and Analyzing Problems

Implements Solutions to Deal with the Root Causes of the Problem

Focuses on the Problem as a Long- Term Solution

‹#›

Problem Oriented Policing

Two Ways to Define a Problem

Problem for an Individual

Problem for a Group of Citizens

Basis for an Outcome Evaluation

Concerns with the Data

Resource Questions to be Addressed

‹#›

Planning an Evaluation Strategy

Evaluation Planning involves the Completing of Five Basic Steps:

Stating the Goals of the Program in Clear and Measurable Terms

Determining the Relationship between Goals and Objectives

Developing Evaluation Measures

Determining the Data to be Collected on these Measures

Determining Analysis Methods

‹#›

Stating Goals in Measurable Terms

Program Goals are based on the wishes of a particular group rather than a definite target

Evaluator Attempts to State the Goals

i.e. Percentage of crime reduction

‹#›

Goal/Objective Relationship

To achieve the goal or objective of the program in relationship to surrounding areas

‹#›

Developing Evaluation Measures

Identify the Evaluation Measures for the Program Under Consideration

Effectiveness- measures that determine the degree of success of the program in dealing with the problem at hand

Efficiency- measures should indicate how well the problem has been implemented and whether it has been implemented according to the original plan for the program

Attitudinal- measures can indicate whether the program has been successful by assessing the attitudes of the program clients

‹#›

Developing Evaluation Measures

Valid Performance Measures:

Should be Credible

Provide a Fair Indication of Program Performance

Should be Clear

‹#›

Data Collection

Determine the data necessary to perform the evaluation

The evaluator must decide if the measures are valid indicators

The Evaluator must determine the cost of obtaining data

Data must be carefully collected

“Quality Control”

‹#›

Determining Analysis Methods

The evaluator must decide between quantitative and qualitative methods

Four Strategies for Understanding the Problem that the Proposed Program Addresses:

1.Hold discussions with research clients or sponsors to obtain the clearest possible picture of their concerns.

2.Review the relevant literature on the subject.

3.Gather current information from experts and major interested parties on the issue.

4.Conduct information-gathering visits and observations to obtain a real-world sense of the context and talk with persons actively involved in the issue.

‹#›

Logic Model

Theory Informs Program Operations By:

Driving the selection of treatments.

Clarifying the description of the services provided to clients with defined needs.

Helping to determine what variables need to be measured.

Driving how one interprets a simple comparison of the outcomes of two programs to deeper analyses in terms of research on the topical area in general.

‹#›

Logic Model

Logic Model- specifies the conceptual framework of an evaluation by establishing the variables to be measured and the expected relationships between them

Help explain how the program is intended to work

“Clear Road Map”

‹#›

The Politics of Evaluation Research

The trapped administrator is committed to the relevance and significance of the program

The experimental administrator has a decidedly broader view and is committed to the improvement of public policy rather than the promotion of a particular program

‹#›

The Politics of Evaluation Research

The Answers Program Administrators Seek:

To Evaluate: How well is my agency performing?

To Control: How can I ensure that my subordinates are doing the right thing?

To Manage the Budget: On what programs, people, or projects should my agency spend the public’s money?

To Motivate: How can I motivate line staff, middle managers, nonprofit and for -profit collaborators, stakeholders, and citizens to do the things necessary to improve performance?

To Promote: How can I convince political superiors, legislators, stakeholders, journalists, and citizens that my agency is doing a good job?

To Celebrate: What accomplishments are worthy of the important organizational ritual of celebrating success?

To Learn: Know why a program is working or not

To Improve: What exactly should everyone do differently to improve performance?

‹#›

The Ethics of Research

The ultimate aim is to prevent harm to research subjects while promoting a research design that will generate valid and relevant results that will help inform public policy

‹#›

The Ethics of Research

Five Ethical Principles

Systematic Inquiry

The Competence of Evaluators

The Integrity and Honesty of Evaluators

The Respect for People

Anonymity

Confidentiality

The Full Disclosure of Potential Harm

Upholds the Evaluator’s Responsibilities for the General and Public Welfare

‹#›

Ethics and Social Relationships in Evaluation Research

Distinguish between an evaluator and a consultant

The evaluator must maintain an independent and objective stance but may be called upon to offer advice about program operations as it is designed, implemented, and becomes operational

‹#›

Ethics and Social Relationships in Evaluation Research

Research Contract Can Lead to Several Misinterpretations and Ethical Difficulties

A contract often clouds the issue of who owns the research work and results

Uncertainty of the findings can affect the program administrator

Evaluator must maintain both independence and objectivity

‹#›

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