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Paschall, Mallie J.; Grube, Joel W.; Miller, Ted R.; Ringwalt, Christopher L.; Fisher, Deborah A.; DeJong, William – Journal of Drug Education, 2020
We report the results of a quasi-experimental evaluation of a mystery shopper intervention in Zacatecas and Guadalupe, Mexico. Underage youth attempted to purchase beer at 50 Modelorama stores and 32 Oxxo stores (intervention groups), and at 19 comparison convenience stores in March, July, and August 2018. After each attempt, intervention store…
Descriptors: Mexicans, Comparative Analysis, Retailing, Drinking
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Peck, Laura R. – American Journal of Evaluation, 2007
This article uses propensity scores to identify subgroups of individuals most likely to experience a reduction in cash benefits because of sanctions in some of the programs that make up the National Evaluation of Welfare-to-Work Strategies. It extends program evaluation methodology by using propensity scoring to identify the subgroups of…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Control Groups, Welfare Recipients, Research Design
Stallworth, William L.; And Others – Spectrum, 1983
A pilot in-school suspension program, whose goal is to remove disruptive students from the classroom while providing continuing education and an opportunity to change inappropriate behavior, is described and evaluated. Findings show that it is appropriate and effective for minor offenses but it requires greater parental involvement. (TE)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, In School Suspension
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Bouffard, Jeffrey A.; Muftic, Lisa R. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
Relatively little research has examined the outcomes (either program completion or recidivism) of community service (CS) sentences among adult offenders in the United States, despite the fact that this form of alternative sanction has been employed in the United States for nearly 40 years. What little research exists, primarily from Europe,…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sanctions, Institutionalized Persons, Public Service