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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Analyzing the Problem | |
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| Document the Need for Change | |
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| Describe the History of the Problem | |
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| Examine Potential Causes of the Problem | |
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| Examine Previous Interventions | |
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| Identify Relevant Stakeholders | |
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| Conducting a Systems Analysis | |
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| Identify Barriers to Change and Supports for Change | |
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| Setting Goals and Objectives | |
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| Identifying Goals and Values | |
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| The Goals of Criminal Sanctions | |
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| Normative Values | |
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| Stating Specific Objectives for Each Goal | |
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| Seeking Participation in Goal Setting | |
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| Specifying an Impact Model | |
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| Identifying Compatible and Incompatible Goals in the Larger System | |
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| Identifying Needs and Opportunities for Interagency Collaboration | |
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| The Benefits of Goal Conflict | |
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| Loose Coupling and Criminal Justice Agencies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Designing the Program or Policy | |
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| Choosing an Intervention Approach | |
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| Designing a Program | |
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| Designing a Policy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Action Planning | |
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| Identify Resources Needed and Make Cost Projections | |
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| Plan to Acquire or Reallocate Resources | |
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| Specify Dates by Which Implementation Tasks Will Be Accomplished | |
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| Develop Mechanisms of Self-Regulation | |
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| Specify a Plan to Build and Maintain Support | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Program/Policy Implementation and Monitoring | |
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| Outline the Major Questions for Monitoring | |
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| Instruments to Collect Monitoring Data | |
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| Fiscal Monitoring | |
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| Making Adjustments to the Resource Plan | |
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| Designate Responsibility to Collect, Store, and Analyze Data | |
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| Develop Information System Capacities | |
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| Develop Mechanisms to Provide Feedback to Stakeholders | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Evaluating Outcomes | |
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| The Evidence-Based Paradigm | |
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| Types of Evaluation | |
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| Three Prerequisites for Evaluation | |
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| Evaluability Assessment | |
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| Logic Modeling | |
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| Implementation Assessment | |
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| Developing Outcome Measures | |
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| Identifying Potential Confounding Factors | |
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| Major Techniques for Minimizing Confounding Effects | |
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| Specify the Research Design | |
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| Time Series Analysis | |
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| Identify Users and Uses of Evaluation Results | |
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| Reassessment and Review | |
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| Planning for Failure | |
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| Planning for Success | |
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| Learning and Adapting | |
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| A Caution about Survival | |
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| The Tasks of Implementing a New Innovation | |
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| Planning Tasks for an Existing Program or Policy | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix: A Seven-Stage Checklist for Program/Policy Planning and Analysis | |
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| Index | |