Data Integration in the Evaluation of Juvenile Justice Education

Kristin Parsons Winokur, Spencer Li and Ranee McEntire
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Kristin Parsons Winokur: Florida State University
Spencer Li: Florida State University
Ranee McEntire: Florida State University

Evaluation Review, 2002, vol. 26, issue 3, 322-339

Abstract: This article discusses the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program’s evaluation of juvenile justice education through the integration of multiple data sources. Validation of best practices and the corresponding effect of these practices on community reintegration require the development of a comprehensive database of program-level and individual-level idicators from several sources. These sources include the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Florida Department of Corrections, and the Juvenile Justice Educational Enhancement Program’s own educational quality assurance and pre-/posttest data. This article examines the methodological, political, and bureaucratic obstacles encountered in this effort. Evaluation research analyses are also explored with an emphasis on the meaning of outcome measures relative to causal issues of time order, the modeling of events, and analytic strategy. The article provides a framework for future juvenile justice educational evaluation and a critical examination of problems encountered in integrating data sources for the purpose of outcome evaluation.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1177/01941X026003006

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