The Prevention of Crime
Table: Recommendations for increasing the use and rigor of evaluation methods in crime prevention.
Goal
Recommendation
Reducing differences in lists of "What works"
Use systematic review processes
Require rigorous evaluation standards
Require consensus on evaluation standards by multiple experts
Regularly update lists and evaluation standards
Increasing the number of effective interventions
Employ rigorous, quasi-experimental designs when randomized control trials are not feasible
Use "adaptive" research designs to evaluate multi-component interventions and policies
Use emerging methods such as Social Network Analysis to evaluate social context interventions
Examine the future of crime prediction using the recommendations listed beside your chosen goal and incorporate the following:
Based on your earlier research and readings, evaluate current prevention programs and how they might be changed in the future based on these goals.
Analyze the impact of diversity in future crime prediction strategies, especially within law enforcement agencies that have little credibility with their communities today.
Assess whether your chosen goal positively or negatively impacts social justice for all groups or just targeted segments of society.
Your initial post must be a minimum of 300 words.