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Biased assimilation and attitude polarization: The effects of prior theories on subsequently considered evidence
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 1979
"... People who hold strong opinions on complex social issues are likely to examine relevant empirical evidence in a biased manner. They are apt to accept "confirming" evidence at face value while subjecting "discontinuing " evidence to critical evaluation, and as a result to draw und ..."
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punishment rated those results and procedures that confirmed their own beliefs to be the more convincing and probative ones, and they reported corresponding shifts in their beliefs as the various results and procedures were presented. The net effect of such evaluations
Behavioural Methods for the Probation Service?
"... Note: This exchange experience resulted following negotiations between myself and the Virginia Probation and Parole Service. I was able to take full advantage of this opportunity following the generosity of the English Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, who gave me a Kathleen Elliott Memorial Schol ..."
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Scholarship, which assisted me with travelling expenses. I am further grateful to the Lancashire Probation Committee who allowed me one month’s paid leave, in order that I could go to Virginia.
Diversity and effectiveness in probation: The
"... Abstract One-to-One is a Home Office accredited, cognitive-behavioural programme used by a number of probation areas in England andWales. A descrip-tive account is given here of its operation inWest Mercia between 2002 and 2008, detailing programme structure; completion rates; participant feedback a ..."
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Abstract One-to-One is a Home Office accredited, cognitive-behavioural programme used by a number of probation areas in England andWales. A descrip-tive account is given here of its operation inWest Mercia between 2002 and 2008, detailing programme structure; completion rates; participant feedback
My Probation Career
"... Abstract This article charts one woman’s journey from unqualified care worker to Probation Officer and later to academic. It outlines the social, political and theore-tical influences she encounters along the way from anti-psychiatry to behaviourism, feminism and the politics of Black power, as well ..."
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Abstract This article charts one woman’s journey from unqualified care worker to Probation Officer and later to academic. It outlines the social, political and theore-tical influences she encounters along the way from anti-psychiatry to behaviourism, feminism and the politics of Black power
Selling the Public on Probation: Beyond the Bib
"... Crime (Casey, 2008), improving public confidence in criminal justice work, and community penalties in particular, has become a central concern for the British Government. Among the other suggestions for improving public confidence in community interventions is to require those doing community servic ..."
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service work to wear fluorescent bibs identifying themselves as ‘offenders’. In this article, we review what is known about public opinion regarding community penalties, and discuss two possible routes to changing these attitudes: one is cognitive and the other is emotive. We review the research evidence
The Effect of Employment Protection on Worker Effort — A Comparison of Absenteeism During and After Probation,
- Journal of the European Economic Association
, 2005
"... Abstract Employment protection systems are widely believed to generate distortions in firms' hiring and firing decisions. However much less is known about the impact of these regulations on workers' behavior. In this paper we provide evidence on the latter question using data from a large ..."
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large Italian bank. Our analysis is based on weekly observations for 545 men and 313 females hired as white collar workers between January 1993 and February 1995. These workers begin to be protected against firing only after the twelfth week of tenure and we observe them for one year. We show
Short-term Effects of Probation Programs - An Evaluative Study
- International Journal of Offender Therapv and Comparative Criminologv
, 1995
"... Abstract: Five specialised programs within one probation agency were evaluated in terms of their short-term effects upon offender clients. The programs were (1) a psychoeducational training course for drink-driving offenders; (2) a structured activity program for offenders with convictions for autoc ..."
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Abstract: Five specialised programs within one probation agency were evaluated in terms of their short-term effects upon offender clients. The programs were (1) a psychoeducational training course for drink-driving offenders; (2) a structured activity program for offenders with convictions
A Born-Again Rural Probation Team
"... At a time when many teams are becoming more concerned about stress, pressures of work and increasing violence towards staff, most attention is focussed on inner city areas. Rural areas, like rural poverty, attract less notice despite increasingly demanding caseloads, fewer resources, decreasing serv ..."
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services and the extra problem of distance. One small team describe how they tackled their traditional and static predicament and began to work as a collective. Previous Experience Prior to the large changes which brought about the organisational method which is the subject of this paper, the Chippenham
Probative, Dialectic, and Moral Reasoning in Program Evaluation
"... Current idealized evaluation practices are often modeled on a probative, criteria and standards-based approach endorsed by Michael Scriven. The authors find this logical, rule-governed approach insufficient for most program evaluations. By focusing on more technical aspects of the evaluand and the e ..."
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Current idealized evaluation practices are often modeled on a probative, criteria and standards-based approach endorsed by Michael Scriven. The authors find this logical, rule-governed approach insufficient for most program evaluations. By focusing on more technical aspects of the evaluand
Probation, mental health, and mandated treatment: A national survey
- Criminal Justice and Behavior
, 2006
"... A large number of probationers with mental illness (PMIs) are under supervision in the United States. In this national survey, we compared the supervision approaches of a matched sample of 66 specialty mental health and 25 traditional probation agencies. The prototypic specialty agency has five key ..."
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means for addressing treatment noncompliance. Probation supervisors perceived these specialty features as "very useful" and perceived specialty agencies as more effective than traditional ones for PMIs. However, the most important feature of the prototypic specialty agency may also be the most
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