@article{ref1,
title="A case study of action research in probation: The improved correctional field services project",
journal="Evaluation and program planning",
year="1986",
author="Finckenauer, James O.",
volume="9",
number="4",
pages="345-354",
abstract="This case study of the Improved Correctional Field Services Project describes the pre-implementation history of an action research project--in this case a project to improve probation services. That history encompasses a period of about five years (1974-1978). ICFS represented a major initiative in probation programming by the now defunct Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. It was intended to be a test of some of the principle ideas for making probation more effective. Its history illustrates the pitfalls that may confront a program developer and evaluator. Further, it illustrates how concepts and objectives can change within the life-time of a given project.<p />",
language="",
issn="0149-7189",
doi="10.1016/0149-7189(86)90049-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0149-7189(86)90049-2"
}