Defending and managing the pipeline: lessons for running a randomized experiment in a correctional institution |
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Authors: | Caterina G. Roman Jocelyn Fontaine John Fallon Jacquelyn Anderson Corinne Rearer |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, 1115 Polett Walk, Gladfelter Hall, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19010, USA 2. The Urban Institute, Washington, DC, USA 3. Corporation for Supportive Housing, Chicago, IL, USA 4. Corporation for Supportive Housing, Oakland, CA, USA 5. Trilogy, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA
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Abstract: | Objectives To discuss the challenges faced in an experimental prisoner reentry evaluation with regard to managing the pipeline of eligible cases. Methods This paper uses a case study approach, coupled with a review of the relevant literature on issues of case flow in experimental studies in criminal justice settings. Included are recommendations for researchers on the management of case flow, reflections on the major research design issues encountered, and a listing of dilemmas that are likely to plague experimental evaluations of prisoner reentry programs. Results Particularly in a jail setting, anticipating the timing of release of a prisoner to the community is probably impossible given the large number of issues that impact release, many of which will be unanticipated. A detailed pipeline study is critical to the success of an experimental study targeting returning prisoners. Pipeline studies should be conducted under what will be the true conditions and context for enrollment, given all eligibility criteria. Conclusions With continued and systematic documentation of enrollment challenges in future experimental evaluations of reentry programs, as well as other experimental evaluations that involve individuals, academics can build a deep literature that would help facilitate future successful randomized experiments in the criminal justice field. |
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