The Ultimate Purposes of Program Evaluation Include

question 2

Multiple Choice

The ultimate purposes of program evaluation include

• A) the collection of data on the outcome of services.
• B) an assessment of how program staff people spend their time so that ineffective staff members can be identified.
• C) making decisions about the proper groups a program should serve.
• D) the improvement of implemented programs and the wise selection among possible programs.

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Definitions:

Social Control

Mechanisms, both formal and informal, that regulate individual and group behavior, aiming to conform to the norms and laws of society.

Control Theorists

Scholars who focus on understanding how societal norms and relationships influence individuals' propensity to engage in or abstain from deviant behaviors.

Merton

Robert K. Merton was an influential American sociologist known for his theories on social structure and anomie.

Sutherland

An American sociologist, Edwin H. Sutherland is famous for developing the Differential Association theory, emphasizing that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions.