Practical Program Evaluation For Criminal Justice

Chapter 1: Getting Started with Program Evaluation Chapter 2 : Planning a Program Evaluation Chapter 3 : Needs Assessment Evaluation Chapter 4 : Theory-Driven Evaluation Chapter 5 : Process Evaluation Chapter 6 : Outcome Evaluation Chapter 7 : Cost Efficiency Evaluations Chapter 8 : Measurement and Data Analysis Chapter 9 : Reporting and Using Evaluations Chapter 10 : Looking Ahead: A Call to Action in Evaluation Research

Gennaro F. Vito is a Distinguished University Scholar and professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville, where he has a faculty appointment in the Administrative Officer's Course of the Southern Police Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in public administration from The Ohio State University. He is a past President and Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and received its Bruce Smith Sr. Award in 2012. His research interests are concerned with criminal justice policy analysis and program evaluation and police management. George E. Higgins is a Professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville where he also serves as the Ph.D. Program Coordinator. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2001. He has published more than 100 journal articles and book
chapters primarily in the areas of criminological theory testing, racial profiling, and cybercrime. In 2009, he was awarded the Coramae Richey Mann Leadership Award, which is the top award from the Minority and Women's Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for research and leadership in race and
ethnicity research. He is the past editor of the American Journal of Criminal Justice and the current editor of The Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

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