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The Political Construction of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Alternatives to Incarceration.
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Palumbo, Dennis J.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
This discussion of evaluations of mediation programs at seven sites and of shock incarceration and home arrest focuses on the similarities in the interpretations of alternative dispute-resolution programs to interpretations of alternatives to incarceration programs. The political construction of the two approaches, which are both designed to…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Correctional Rehabilitation, Evaluation Methods, Political Influences
Stakeholder Conflict in an Alternative Sentencing Program: Implications for Evaluation and Implementation.
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McGarrell, Edmund F.; Sabath, Michael J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Partial results of an evaluation of an alternative criminal-sentencing program indicate considerable disagreement among stakeholders over perceived program effectiveness. It is argued that these disagreements are not isolated events but are likely to be inherent in any program with the potential to change established systems within a complex…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change, Conflict, Correctional Rehabilitation
Life at the Interface: Issues in the Implementation and Evaluation of a Multiphased, Multiagency Jail-Based Treatment Program.
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Lurigio, Arthur J.; Swartz, James – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Some of the conceptual, methodological, and logistical impediments to sound evaluations of jail-based drug-treatment programs are described. The focus is on a program in a large urban jurisdiction that illustrates difficulty in tracking clients and coordinating agency responses. Some suggestions are offered to help future researchers. (SLD)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
Crime Control Policy and Community Corrections Practice: Assessing the Impact of Gender, Race, and Class.
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Byrne, James M.; Taxman, Faye S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The trend toward expanding the use of prisons and jails for drug and alcohol offenders, sex offenders, and mentally ill offenders is examined, as is the corresponding conversion of community corrections programs to a surveillance and control orientation. The differential impact of this trend on women, minorities, and the poor is explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Attitudes, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation