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The Importance of Data and Information in Achieving Successful Criminal Justice Outcomes

Publication year: 2005 | Cataloged on: Oct. 31, 2006

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  • 021198

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  • 2005
  • 6 pages.

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Keywords

  • Data Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
ANNOTATION: This "monograph will focus on the rationale for using data to inform policy development -- the role of data and information in policy development -- and its sources" (p.1-2). Topics discussed include: the need for data and information to support policy decisions; good intentions, bad results; valuing information to define solutions versus playing the "Whack a Mole" game; using data to inform decision making; identifying the critical data needs of a policy team; and the value of information and the data analysis process.
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