Exam 17: Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections

Evaluation research, which shows that a program has inconclusive support regarding its efficacy, falls in the __________ level of the Research Support Pyramid for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation.

State correctional systems have had more legal problems related to the constitutionality of their operations than private systems.

Which is not a commonly used outcome measure for reentry program performance?

How the media report specific incidents can affect public perceptions of prison or community supervision programs.

Treatment programs that screen clients at intake, complete placement assessments, and provide counseling to clients are fulfilling a(n) __________.

The author recommends that community supervision be automatically implemented when an inmate reaches the age of 60 years old, unless the offender is a __________.

Which type of evaluation requires that the program be fully implemented before the evaluation can begin?

Implementation evaluations are the most expensive form of evaluation.

Evidence-based practices imply three principles. Which principle does evidence-based practice not imply?

Prisoners are regarded as a vulnerable population for research study purposes.

A treatment program that expects to change offender attitudes is seeking a(n) __________.

Offender populations are likely to become much less complicated in the future.

There are three basic types of evaluation. Which of the following is not one of the basic types?

Increasingly, technology has become less reliable in the field of corrections.

A(n) __________ is a governing principle pertaining to goals, objectives, and/or activities.

The costs associated with the elderly inmate are exponentially higher than those associated with the average inmate.

Implementation evaluation is aimed at identifying problems and accomplishments during the early phases of program development.

Agencies that are adept at implementing evaluative information and recommendations are sometimes referred to as:

General goals must be translated into measurable outcomes.

The highest-quality research support depicted in this chapter (the __________ level) reflects interventions and practices that have been evaluated with experimental/control design and with multiple site replications that concluded significant sustained reductions in recidivism were associated with the intervention.