Discussion Question # 3: You must reply to all three discussion question segments below-

1. What are the key purposes of utilizing logic models in criminal justice?

and

2. What are the benefits of using logic models in planning and evaluating criminal justice programs?

and 

3. Provide examples to substantiate your rationale. 

Your response to this discussion question must be at least 300 words, substantive, contain appropriate citations, and all references must be listed in APA style.

Discussion Question # 4

Utilizing your criminal justice prevention program-

1. Identify the crime prevention program you selected as your organization for this class and its goals

2. Identify which Types of Costs, located on page 100 of our text, are present in your program

3. How can these types of costs (identified in number 2 above) and how these factors can inform a Cost Benefits Analysis in a potential program evaluation.

Your response to this discussion question must be at least 300 words, substantive, contain appropriate citations, and all references must be listed in APA style.

Discussion Question #5

Discuss the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics – provide examples of each as they relate to your selected criminal justice crime prevention program. In addition, discuss statistical tools that can provide a conceptual presentation that can be utilized to analyze data from your proposed program evaluation. Your response to this discussion question must be at least 300 words, substantive, contain appropriate citations, and all references must be listed in APA style.

ASSIGNMENT 1 

The assignments in this course build on one another to culminate in your Program Evaluation Plan.  In order to plan a program evaluation, we must first understand the program and the needs of the population served.  You may use the elements in bold below as headings in your paper. For this assignment, you will compose a 3 to 4-page paper (paper MUST be in APA) with the following components:

• Identify and describe a criminal justice program in your community      (you may use the program described in Discussion Post #2). 
• What is the mission of the program and the specific      population served? 
• What services does this program provide?
• In what way does this particular program address a significant need      in the community? Make sure to cite the relevant information source to      support the need for the program. 
• In what way(s) would the program benefit from an evaluation?
• What are some ethical considerations in the planning and      implementation of this program evaluation?
• If you were hired as an external evaluator to evaluate this program,      what are some initial steps you would take to plan this evaluation?

Criterion Description for assignment 1

A program is introduced; however, is not relevant to the field of criminal justice, and/or is not described in sufficient detail.

Effectively selects a relevant criminal justice program in the community, with accurate descriptions of the program, services provided, the community impact of the program, and the theoretical basis of the program.