Improving Evaluation of Anticrime Programs

Mark W. Lipsey, Editor, Committee on Improving Evaluation of Anti-Crime Programs, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 What Questions Should the Evaluation Address?; 5 3 When Is an Impact Evaluation Appropriate?; 6 4 How Should an Impact Evaluation Be Designed?; 7 5 How Should the Evaluation Be Implemented?; 8 6 What Organizational Infrastructure and Procedures Support High-Quality Evaluation?; 9 7 Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations: Priorities and Focus; 10 References; 11 Appendix A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff; 12 Appendix B Participant List: Workshop on Improving Evaluation of Criminal Justice Programs