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Merrall, Elizabeth L. C.; Bird, Sheila M. – Evaluation Review, 2009
Recent meta-analyses of drug-court studies recognized the poor methodological quality of the evaluations, with only a few being randomized. This article critiques the design of the randomized studies from a statistical perspective. Learning points are identified for future drug-court studies and are applicable to evaluations both of other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Research Methodology, Research Design, Evaluation Problems
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Frattaroli, Shannon; Teret, Stephen P. – Evaluation Review, 2006
The Maryland Gun Violence Act, enacted into law in 1996, explicitly authorized courts to order batterers to surrender their firearms through civil protective orders. It also vested law enforcement with the explicit authority to remove guns when responding to a domestic violence complaint. In order to assess how these laws were implemented, we…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Violence, Gun Control, State Legislation