TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Evaluation research and criminal justice: beyond a political critique
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
A1  - Travers, Max
SP  - 39
EP  - 58
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - This article is intended to stimulate reflection and debate about the relationship between pure and applied research in criminology. The central argument is that evaluation research, which has almost become a dominant paradigm in researching criminal justice, has lower methodological standards than peer-reviewed social science. It considers this case in relation to quantitative and qualitative methods, and examines examples of a 'flagship' and 'small-scale' evaluation. The article concludes by discussing the implications for evaluators (who are encouraged to employ a wider range of methods), funding agencies and criminology as an academic discipline.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/acri.38.1.39
ID  - ref1
ER  -