Improving the Success Rate in Follow-Up Studies with Former Offenders.

Leibrich, Julie

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ERIC Number: EJ497103

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Improving the Success Rate in Follow-Up Studies with Former Offenders.

Leibrich, Julie

Evaluation Review, v18 n5 p613-26 Oct 1994

Approaches to the practical problems of finding former offenders and making them want to participate in a study are described for a study of desistance from crime. In the example, a success rate of 78% was achieved for a sample of 50 former offenders. Attention to individual circumstances is critical. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Crime, Criminals, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies, Participation, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Response Rates (Questionnaires), Sample Size, Statistical Bias, Success

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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