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Session Title: Evaluation Research Involving Criminal Justice Interventions

Panel Session 429 to be held in Schaefer Room on Thursday, November 8, 3:35 PM to 5:05 PM

Sponsored by the Crime and Justice TIG

Chair(s):

Winifred L payday loan  Reed payday loan ,  United States Department of Justice,  winnie.reed@usdoj.gov

Abstract: Evaluation research involving criminal justice interventions will be the topic of this session. Recent reports regarding needed improvements in evaluation research will be reviewed in terms of results from the first generation of national evaluations of anti-crime programs. Recent advances in the field of evaluation research will be reviewed as it concerns ongoing and future evaluations at NIJ. A number ongoing evaluation projects will be described including results from recently completed projects. Future plans for evaluation research will be outlined.

Overview of Evaluation at the National Institute of Justice Patrick payday loan  Clark payday loan ,  National Institutes of Justice,  patrick.clark@usdoj.gov Patrick Clark currently serves as Evaluation Advisor in the Office of Research and Evaluation at the National Institute of Justice. He will present an overview of NIJ's Evaluation program including methods being used to improve evaluations at NIJ and current evaluation support at NIJ

Violence and Victimization Evaluations at the National Institute of Justice Angela payday loan  Moore Parmley payday loan ,  National Institutes of Justice,  angela.mooreparmley@usdoj.gov Angela Moore Parmley is Chief of the Violence and Victimization Research Division (VVRD) at the National Institute of Justice. She will provide information on the experience of implementing selected evaluations in the violence and victimization areas. In doing so, she will emphasize strategies to aid implementation of evaluations as well as challenges that have occurred in this implementation.

Crime Control and Prevention Evaluations at the National Institute of Justice Winifred payday loan  Reed payday loan ,  National Institutes of Justice,  winnie.reed@usdoj.gov Winifred Reed is Chief of the Crime Control and Prevention Research Division at the National Institute of Justice. She will provide information on the experience of implementing selected evaluations in the crime control and prevention areas. In doing so, like Dr. Moore Parmley, she will emphasize strategies to aid implementation of evaluations as well as challenges that have occurred in this implementation.