Rueben Is on a Committee Tasked with Making a Recommendation

question 14

Multiple Choice

Rueben is on a committee tasked with making a recommendation to the county about what to do with inmates. The jail is 100% full, and the committee needs to decide whether to build a new jail, expand the existing one, or recommend making more use of community corrections alternatives. In this case, Rueben and his colleagues are doing a _______________.

• A) Process evaluation
• B) Outcome evaluation
• C) Policy analysis
• D) Impact evaluation

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