Exam 12: Evaluation and Policy Analysis

A researcher examines the effectiveness of a drug rehabilitation program for severely addicted users. She finds that most of them manage to successfully quit their drug habits. What would the researcher need to know in order to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis?

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Question 21

Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses ______.

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Question 22

Applied research refers to which of the following?

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Question 23

What are the major differences between basic science and applied research?

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Question 24

A cost-effectiveness analysis is an analysis in which ______.

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Question 25

A researcher is evaluating the success of an anger management program. In evaluation research terms, attending sessions comprise the ______.

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Question 26

Which of the following is an accurate statement of Taylor and Woods' evaluation of conducted energy devices (CEDs)?

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Question 27

Evaluation research is designed to test the implications of criminological theory.

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Question 28

Discuss the advantages of using stakeholder approaches in evaluation research.

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Question 29

The National Institute of Justice would like to request proposals for the evaluation of an offender reintegration program. Describe what type of evaluation program would be most useful, and why.

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Question 30

In a responsive evaluation, the stakeholders are responsive to the needs of the researcher.

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Question 31

Describe what the Campbell Collaboration is and what purpose they serve.

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Question 32

All the following are general types of evaluation research EXCEPT ______.

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Question 33

A reason that a social program may not be able to be assessed is because it lacks a clear purpose.

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Question 34

Braga et al.'s (1999) evaluation of the effectiveness of problem-oriented policing lacked which feature of experimental design?

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Question 35

What are the disadvantages to both stakeholder and social science approaches to program evaluation?

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Question 36

Evaluation research will be pointless if the program itself cannot be evaluated.

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Question 37

All the following are examples of stakeholders EXCEPT ______.

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Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a part of the simple systems model of evaluation research?

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Question 39

Which of the following constituents are considered as practitioners?

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A researcher examines the effectiveness of a drug rehabilitation program for severely addicted users. She finds that most of them manage to successfully quit their drug habits. What would the researcher need to know in order to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis?

Cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses ______.

Applied research refers to which of the following?

What are the major differences between basic science and applied research?

A cost-effectiveness analysis is an analysis in which ______.

A researcher is evaluating the success of an anger management program. In evaluation research terms, attending sessions comprise the ______.

Which of the following is an accurate statement of Taylor and Woods' evaluation of conducted energy devices (CEDs)?

Evaluation research is designed to test the implications of criminological theory.

Discuss the advantages of using stakeholder approaches in evaluation research.

The National Institute of Justice would like to request proposals for the evaluation of an offender reintegration program. Describe what type of evaluation program would be most useful, and why.

In a responsive evaluation, the stakeholders are responsive to the needs of the researcher.

Describe what the Campbell Collaboration is and what purpose they serve.

All the following are general types of evaluation research EXCEPT ______.

A reason that a social program may not be able to be assessed is because it lacks a clear purpose.

Braga et al.'s (1999) evaluation of the effectiveness of problem-oriented policing lacked which feature of experimental design?

What are the disadvantages to both stakeholder and social science approaches to program evaluation?

Evaluation research will be pointless if the program itself cannot be evaluated.

All the following are examples of stakeholders EXCEPT ______.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the simple systems model of evaluation research?

Which of the following constituents are considered as practitioners?

Science, Society, and Research Related to Crime, Criminology, and Social Control

The Process and Problems of Research of Criminological Research

Ethical and Scientific Guidelines for Research

Conceptualization and Measurement

Sampling

Causation and Research Design

Experimental Designs

Survey Research

Qualitative Methods: Observing, Participating, and Listening

Analyzing Content: Research Using Secondary, Historical, and Comparative Data, and Content Analysis

Social Network Analysis, Crime Mapping, and Big Data

Mixing and Comparing Methods

Analyzing Quantitative Data

Analyzing Qualitative Data

Reporting Research Results

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