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Crew, Robert E., Jr.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Using a two-year time series, the impact on law enforcement pursuit behavior of two changes in pursuit policy in a police department was studied using the ARIMA computer program and Tobit analysis. Each policy change produced significant reductions in pursuits engaged in by police officers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Change, Evaluation Methods, Law Enforcement
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Stillman, Frances; Hartman, Anne; Graubard, Barry; Gilpin, Elizabeth; Chavis, David; Garcia, John; Wun, Lap-Ming; Lynn, William; Manley, Marc – Evaluation Review, 1999
Describes the conceptual design, research framework, evaluation components, and analytic strategies that are guiding the evaluation of a demonstration-research effort, the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST). The ASSIST evaluation is a unique analysis of the relationships among social context, public-health activity, tobacco use, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Context Effect, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
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Wang, Jichuan; Siegal, Harvey A.; Falck, Russel S.; Carlson, Robert G.; Rahman, Ahmmed – Evaluation Review, 1999
Demonstrates how the latent growth model can be applied to the evaluation of programs targeting HIV risk behavior among drug users. Multigroup piecewise latent growth models were fit to longitudinal data with three repeated response measures. Participants were 430 drug users and their sex partners. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behavior Patterns, Drug Use, Evaluation Methods
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Pearce, Phillip L.; Moscardo, Gianna – Evaluation Review, 1985
This article reviews a subsection of leisure research--studies on visitor characteristics, reactions, and behaviors in recreational settings. Four areas of visitor evaluation research are examined: (1) museums; (2) natural environments; (3) tourist sites, and (4) tourist facilities. The role of the psychologist in the development and improvement…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs