Evaluating Correctional Programs

Peter Schmidt and Ann D. Witte
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Peter Schmidt: Michigan State University
Ann D. Witte: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Evaluation Review, 1980, vol. 4, issue 5, 585-600

Abstract: In this article, we develop a model of the length of time until recidivism, and estimate it on a sample of releasees from the North Carolina prison system. Evidence of the model's predictive accuracy is presented. The model is then used to evaluate a correctional program by comparing the actual time until recidivism of program participants to that predicted by the model. The program appears to be effective only in the very short run.

Date: 1980
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8000400502

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