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Merrall, Elizabeth L. C.; Dhami, Mandeep K.; Bird, Sheila M. – Evaluation Review, 2010
The determinants of sentencing are of much interest in criminal justice and legal research. Understanding the determinants of sentencing decisions is important for ensuring transparent, consistent, and justifiable sentencing practice that adheres to the goals of sentencing, such as the punishment, rehabilitation, deterrence, and incapacitation of…
Descriptors: Research Design, Research Methodology, Court Litigation, Social Justice
Caulley, Darrel; Dowdy, Irene – 1979
What is the nature and function of case law in our legal system? How are legal case histories used to establish precedent and to assist in the application of legal principles to specific cases? These and other questions are addressed in this examination of the potential of using a basic case structure in educational evaluation similar to that used…
Descriptors: Case Records, Court Litigation, Evaluation Methods, Models
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Johnson, Harriette C. – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1978
A method of case assessment is described. Data from the checklists about client, family, primary institution, and socioeconomic environment are transferred to a summary matrix outline form and causal inferences are given visual representation by vectors between the various system components. (Author/BH)
Descriptors: Case Records, Caseworker Approach, Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis