These assignments will go off of the last ones you have done.

Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, be certain to have read all the required resources for this week.

In your initial post, briefly describe the components of a good evaluation question. Explain the impact of political and ethical issues associated with program evaluation. Explain the process involved in formulating and developing a quality evaluation question. Identify pertinent components that good evaluation questions should contain. In addition, identify an appropriate topic for the Final Paper, and formulate a preliminary research evaluation question relevant to that assignment.

 Required Resource

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Rossi, P. H., Lipsey, M. W., & Freeman, H. E. (2004). Evaluation: A systemic approach (7th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.uagc.edu

• Chapter 3: Identifying Issues and Formulating Questions
• Chapter 4: Assessing the Need for a Program

Recommended Resource

Article

Farrington, D. P. (2006). Methodological quality and the evaluation of anti-crime programs Links to an external site.. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2(3), 329-337. doi: 10.1007/s11292-006-9012-y

• The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. The National Research Council report is an important and well respected contribution to the knowledge base for the field of criminal justice. This report highlights the methods through which researchers undertake a program evaluation. A variety of methodological issues such as evaluability, effect size, benefit-cost ratio, attrition, observational methods, area-based programs, descriptive validity, and generalizability are discussed throughout the paper. This article is an excellent tool to demonstrate to students the host of considerations underlying program evaluations. This article will assist you in the completion of this week's discussion posts.