Evidence-based policy : the promise of systematic review -- Realist methodology : the building blocks of evidence -- Systematic obfuscation : a critical analysis of the meta-analytic approach -- Realist synthesis : new protocols for systematic review -- Reviewing implementation processes : Megan's Law -- Reviewing inner mechanisms : youth mentoring -- Reviewing outer contexts : naming and shaming -- Conclusion: Flying 'the tattered flag of enlightenment'
Summary
Examines the recent spread of evidence-based policy-making across the Western world
Analysis
Evaluation
Evaluative research
Evidence-based crime prevention
Policy
Evidence-based practice
Policymaking
Research uses in policymaking
Notes
Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index
