What Constitutes A "Good" Study, Part Deux

Eileen Conway — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:59:00 GMT

The guidelines are posted! I previously wrote about Public Safety Canada's work in defining guidelines for evaluating research study quality, and the detailed guidelines are now online. While specifically addressing sexual offender treatment outcome research, parameters such as administrative control of independent variables, experimenter expectancies, sample size, attrition, and equivalence of groups should provide guidance to those assessing a much broader range of correctional research in this evidence-based age.

What Constitutes a "Good" Study?

Eileen Conway — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:27:00 GMT

In an era of evidence-based practices, the question of research quality should be on everyone's radar. The Canadian office, Public Safety Canada, is tackling this issue head-on. Although focusing on sexual offender treatment research, a new report addresses issues applicable to other research into "what works" in correctional treatment. Guidelines for rating research study quality are discussed, including existing scales and the new Canadian scale. As the new Canadian guidelines themselves are not included in this Introduction and Overview, we hope to see them in a subsequent report.

Thinking About Corrections : Evaluation

What Constitutes A "Good" Study, Part Deux

What Constitutes a "Good" Study?