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van Noije, Lonneke; Wittebrood, Karin – American Journal of Evaluation, 2010
How effective are policy interventions to fight crime and how valid is the policy theory that underlies them? This is the twofold research question addressed in this article, which presents an evidence-based evaluation of Dutch social safety policy. By bridging the gap between actual effects and assumed effects, this study seeks to make fuller use…
Descriptors: Crime, Prevention, Law Enforcement, Misconceptions
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Heyneman, Stephen P. – International Journal of Educational Development, 2004
This paper will draw on standard international definitions of "corruption" and apply them to the education sector. It will define corruption in education, explain why it is important, and describe various types of corruption and their causes. Emphasis will be placed on the role of higher education institutions in educational corruption, but the…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Higher Education, Risk, Educational Change