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Staton-Tindall, Michele; McNees, Erin; Leukefeld, Carl G.; Walker, Robert; Thompson, LaDonna; Pangburn, Kevin; Oser, Carrie B. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2009
Over the last four years, the Kentucky correctional system has expanded corrections-based modified therapeutic community treatment from 6 programs to 24 programs. To examine the effectiveness of these programs, the state initiated a systematic treatment outcome study known as the Criminal Justice Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study (CJKTOS). The…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Correctional Institutions, Criminals, Data Collection
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Shannon, Lisa M.; Walker, Robert; Blevins, Michele – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
This paper presents information on re-developing an outcome evaluation for a state-funded program providing service coordination utilizing wraparound to youth with severe emotional disturbance (SED) and their families. Originally funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Kentucky IMPACT program has existed statewide since 1990. Changing…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Severe Disabilities
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Walker, Robert; Hoggart, Lesley; Hamilton, Gayle – American Journal of Evaluation, 2008
Although random assignment is generally the preferred methodology in impact evaluations, it raises numerous ethical concerns, some of which are addressed by securing participants' informed consent. However, there has been little investigation of how consent is obtained in social experiments and the amount of information that can be conveyed--and…
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Program Evaluation