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                            Library & Multimedia
 Rethinking Program Fidelity for Criminal Justice
NCJ Number
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*Criminal Justice and Public Policy* Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Dated: May 2015 Pages: 339-349
Author(s)
          J. M. Miller;
                        H. V. Miller
Date Published

May 2015
Length
              11 pages
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              This article emphasizes the importance of combining process and outcome evaluations in a  "mixed method" approach in evaluation research, since program outcomes are directly related to whether the features and delivery of program services were faithful to the envisioned program model.
Abstract
              The author argues that such mixed-method evaluation research is underused in applied criminology and criminal justice science.  In these domains, the objectives and design requirements of the process phase are poorly defined and blurred with the functions of pure qualitative research.  Although applied field work enables an exploration of phenomena and contextualization of quantitative findings, process evaluation uses qualitative techniques to capture data on the circumstances and features of the actions and services that produced the outcomes measured with quantitative data.  Accordingly, the foremost objective of process evaluation is to ascertain program fidelity, a concept that determines whether treatment services have been delivered in accordance with program theory and design.
      
  
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        2010-RT-BX-0103
                                2010-MO-BX-0055
                                2011-RN-BX0004
                                2011-RW-BX-0008


  
  
        
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        Effect of Prison-Based Alcohol Treatment: A Multi-Site Process and Outcome Evaluation
    
  
  
Date Published: May 1, 2015
    
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