Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials with Offenders in an Administrative Setting

Autor/in	Ahlin, Eileen M.
Titel	Conducting Randomized Controlled Trials with Offenders in an Administrative Setting
Quelle	In: American Journal of Evaluation, 36 (2015) 2, S.164-178 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-2140
DOI	10.1177/1098214014542099
Schlagwörter	Research Methodology; Evaluation Research; Criminals; Correctional Institutions; Correctional Rehabilitation; Barriers; Justice; Intervention; Program Evaluation; Motor Vehicles; Agencies; Drinking; Research Design; Maryland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Research method; Forschungsmethode; Evaluationsforschung; Straftäter; Jugendstrafvollzug; Gerechtigkeit; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Motor vehicle; Kraftwagen; Trinken; Forschungsdesign
Abstract	Evaluation research conducted in agencies that sanction law violators is often challenging and due process may preclude evaluators from using experimental methods in traditional criminal justice agencies such as police, courts, and corrections. However, administrative agencies often deal with the same population but are not bound by due process rules. This paper examines three randomized controlled trials conducted in an administrative agency and outlines the benefits of working in a nontraditional criminal justice agency over traditional criminal justice settings. Also addressed are barriers encountered and methods for overcoming set-backs. The findings demonstrate that the challenges of conducting randomized controlled trials in administrative agencies are similar to those experienced in police agencies, courts, and corrections. However, administrative contexts also have advantages over traditional criminal justice agencies and criminal justice researchers and scholars should broaden their focus and examine administrative agencies as feasible environments for conducting rigorous research on offending populations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01