Evaluation Research Through Community Based Practices

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The papers presented in this panel address the experiences of faculty researchers engaging in community based research. Specifically, the collective experiences of the presenters in this panel illustrate the various areas in the criminal justice system where community based research can occur and become an effective tool for change to policies, programs, and processes. It should also be noted that the majority of these evaluation research projects occur in primarily rural communities, which provides some additional challenges when involving community members, offenders, and practitioners in the research process.

Sub Unit

• Area XII. Methodology / 59. Advances in Evaluation Research

Individual Presentations

• Community-Based Research in a Rural Community - Katie Ely, Lock Haven University; Ed Bowman, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

• Bridging the Gap: Using Applied Research to Produce Sustainable Change - Timothy Holler, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg; Geoff Wood, University of Pitt-Greensburg

• The Researcher Meets the Posse: A Process of Informing the Community - Michael McSkimming, Lock Haven University

• Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) in Rural Communities - Dwayne Marshall, Lock Haven University

Chair

• Ed Bowman, Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Discussant

• Jacob H. Becker, Oakland University