Instruction
Read the following study on the Harlem Parole Reentry Court (see pdf)
In 800 words and in APA format,
Summarize the specific steps of the program impact and process evaluation methods which were used by the author of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court study.
What were the major results observed by the author from both a program impact and process evaluation perspective?
Why is it necessary to conduct both a process and an impact evaluation to learn why a program has succeeded or failed?
What were the major weaknesses and flaws in the design and execution of the Harlem Parole Reentry Court study which affected the validity of the results and conclusions?
How would you propose to correct these weaknesses and address these flaws?
Reference
Center for Court Innovation. (2010, March). Do Reentry Courts Reduce Recidivism? [PDF File Size 303KB]. Retrieved from http://www.courtinnovation.org/sites/default/files/Reentry_Evaluation.pdf
When programs do not achieve their expected results, it is due to one of two things: the program was not a good idea to begin with, or it was a good idea but was not implemented properly.