Abstract:
:In most social evaluation research it is difficult to achieve the degree of experimental rigor possible in an applied behavioral study. This study illustrates how the evaluation researcher can increase experimental rigor in the analysis of social interventions. In the first evaluation, a variation of the time-series design that offered maximum experimental control given the limitations of the situation, was employed to evaluate the effects of a specialized home-burglary police patrol. This design revealed that no effects could be attributed to the patrol. In the second evaluation, a multiple baseline-like design was possible in determining the effects of a police walking patrol. This design revealed that the patrol produced an increase in crime reporting but not in arrests. Social interventions often occur in a manner that allows varying degrees of experimental analysis. The evaluation researcher must attain optimal experimental analysis given the limitations of each social intervention.
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J Appl Behav Analjournal_title
Journal of applied behavior analysisauthors
Schnelle JF,Kirchner RE,McNees MP,Lawler JMdoi
10.1901/jaba.1975.8-353subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1975-01-01 00:00:00pages
353-65issue
4eissn
0021-8855issn
1938-3703journal_volume
8pub_type
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