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Studying Parole Revocation Practices: Accounting for Dependency between Competing Events
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William Rhodes; Gerald Gaes; William Sabol – Evaluation Review, 2025
When individuals are released from prison, they typically enter a period of post confinement community supervision. While under community supervision, their behaviors are subject to special conditions requiring them to report to supervisors and prohibiting certain behaviors such as drug and alcohol use. Many supervisees are returned to prison…
Descriptors: Criminals, Recidivism, Crime Prevention, Supervision
Logistic versus Hazards Regression Analyses in Evaluation Research: An Exposition and Application to the North Carolina Court Counselors' Intensive Protective Supervision Project.
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Land, Kenneth C.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1994
Advantages of using logistic and hazards regression techniques in assessing the overall impact of a treatment program and the differential impact on client subgroups are examined and compared using data from a juvenile court program for status offenders. Implications are drawn for management and effectiveness of intensive supervision programs.…
Descriptors: Administration, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Juvenile Courts
Improving Program Targeting through Simulation.
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Gardiner, Richard C. – Evaluation Review, 1994
Statistical identification of employees with unusual sick leave patterns can result in false-positive identifications. A computer simulation model was used to evaluate alternate methods of unusual sick leave detection for the New York State Department of Health. Results were used to refine identification parameters and modify supervisory…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Employees, Employment Practices, Evaluation Methods
Something That Works in Juvenile Justice: An Evaluation of the North Carolina Court Counselors' Intensive Protective Supervision Randomized Experimental Project, 1987-1989.
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Land, Kenneth C.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1990
An evaluation of a North Carolina supervision program for juvenile offenders--the Intensive Protective Supervision Project--is presented. The program involves extensive and proactive contact between the court counselor, offender, and offender's family. Statistical and field-based evaluation suggest that the project is successful in preventing…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Field Studies
The Intensive Supervision Experiment: An Historical Review.
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Danek, Thomas A.; And Others – Evaluation Review, 1990
The Intensive Protective Supervision Project (IPSP) is a juvenile justice program in North Carolina designed to assist status offenders. Several legislative and programmatic influences antedated the current program. This article provides a brief summary of three major events affecting the evaluation of the IPSP. (TJH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs
Exploratory Studies of the Usefulness of a Developmental Approach for Supervising Evaluation Students.
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Brown, Robert D.; Dinnel, Dale – Evaluation Review, 1992
Three exploratory studies involving 116 students examined the relevance of a developmental model for approaching supervision of graduate students in evaluation studies. The model includes three stages and eight developmental tasks in each stage. Three case studies support using the developmental model in conceptualizing student progress. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competence, Developmental Stages, Evaluation Utilization