Gerald G. Gaes is visiting scientist at the National Institute of Justice and a criminal justice consultant and was director of the Office of Research (Bureau of Prisons) until his retirement in August 2002. Scott D. Camp is a senior social science analyst with the Office of Research at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Julianne B. Nelson is a consultant in the corrections field with more than twenty years of experience working on a wide range of topics as an economic and financial analyst. William G. (Bo) Saylor is the lead statistical research methodologist and director of research for the Office of Research and Evaluation (Bureau of Prisons).

Measuring Prison Performance breaks new ground in corrections. Long overdue, this book lays out the theory and methods to develop a practical way to evaluate prison performance. It integrates topics from the disciplines of public administration, economics, criminology, and criminal justice to provide unique insights. More than that, this book can be used as a paradigm to evaluate the performance of any public agency, and can be used as a model to make decisions about the privatization of public services.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Motivation for the Book and a Statement of the IssuesChapter 2 Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Prison PerformanceChapter 3 Chapter 2. Prison AuditsChapter 4 Chapter 3: Understanding The Measurement Context—Qualitative AssessmentChapter 5 Chapter 4: Multilevel Models and Behavioral Performance MeasuresChapter 6 Chapter 5: Staff and Inmate Surveys as Performance MeasuresChapter 7 Chapter 6: Cost AnalysesChapter 8 Chapter 7: The Relationship between Cost and Performance and the Role of Prison LaborChapter 9 Chapter 8: System Level MeasurementChapter 10 Chapter 9: A Life Course Perspective of RecidivismChapter 11 Chapter 10: Prison Performance Templates, User Friendly Performance Measurement Tools, and Contract ComplianceChapter 12 Chapter 11: Lessons from the Public Administration LiteratureChapter 13 Chapter 12: Looking Backward and Looking ForwardChapter 14 ReferencesChapter 15 IndexChapter 16 About the Author

Gerald G. Gaes is visiting scientist at the National Institute of Justice and a criminal justice consultant and was director of the Office of Research (Bureau of Prisons) until his retirement in August 2002. Scott D. Camp is a senior social science analyst with the Office of Research at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Julianne B. Nelson is a consultant in the corrections field with more than twenty years of experience working on a wide range of topics as an economic and financial analyst. William G. (Bo) Saylor is the lead statistical research methodologist and director of research for the Office of Research and Evaluation (Bureau of Prisons).

Measuring Prison Performance breaks new ground in corrections. Long overdue, this book lays out the theory and methods to develop a practical way to evaluate prison performance. It integrates topics from the disciplines of public administration, economics, criminology, and criminal justice to provide unique insights. More than that, this book can be used as a paradigm to evaluate the performance of any public agency, and can be used as a model to make decisions about the privatization of public services.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Motivation for the Book and a Statement of the IssuesChapter 2 Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Prison PerformanceChapter 3 Chapter 2. Prison AuditsChapter 4 Chapter 3: Understanding The Measurement Context—Qualitative AssessmentChapter 5 Chapter 4: Multilevel Models and Behavioral Performance MeasuresChapter 6 Chapter 5: Staff and Inmate Surveys as Performance MeasuresChapter 7 Chapter 6: Cost AnalysesChapter 8 Chapter 7: The Relationship between Cost and Performance and the Role of Prison LaborChapter 9 Chapter 8: System Level MeasurementChapter 10 Chapter 9: A Life Course Perspective of RecidivismChapter 11 Chapter 10: Prison Performance Templates, User Friendly Performance Measurement Tools, and Contract ComplianceChapter 12 Chapter 11: Lessons from the Public Administration LiteratureChapter 13 Chapter 12: Looking Backward and Looking ForwardChapter 14 ReferencesChapter 15 IndexChapter 16 About the Author

Gerald G. Gaes is visiting scientist at the National Institute of Justice and a criminal justice consultant and was director of the Office of Research (Bureau of Prisons) until his retirement in August 2002. Scott D. Camp is a senior social science analyst with the Office of Research at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Julianne B. Nelson is a consultant in the corrections field with more than twenty years of experience working on a wide range of topics as an economic and financial analyst. William G. (Bo) Saylor is the lead statistical research methodologist and director of research for the Office of Research and Evaluation (Bureau of Prisons).

Measuring Prison Performance breaks new ground in corrections. Long overdue, this book lays out the theory and methods to develop a practical way to evaluate prison performance. It integrates topics from the disciplines of public administration, economics, criminology, and criminal justice to provide unique insights. More than that, this book can be used as a paradigm to evaluate the performance of any public agency, and can be used as a model to make decisions about the privatization of public services.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: The Motivation for the Book and a Statement of the IssuesChapter 2 Chapter 1. Conceptualizing Prison PerformanceChapter 3 Chapter 2. Prison AuditsChapter 4 Chapter 3: Understanding The Measurement Context—Qualitative AssessmentChapter 5 Chapter 4: Multilevel Models and Behavioral Performance MeasuresChapter 6 Chapter 5: Staff and Inmate Surveys as Performance MeasuresChapter 7 Chapter 6: Cost AnalysesChapter 8 Chapter 7: The Relationship between Cost and Performance and the Role of Prison LaborChapter 9 Chapter 8: System Level MeasurementChapter 10 Chapter 9: A Life Course Perspective of RecidivismChapter 11 Chapter 10: Prison Performance Templates, User Friendly Performance Measurement Tools, and Contract ComplianceChapter 12 Chapter 11: Lessons from the Public Administration LiteratureChapter 13 Chapter 12: Looking Backward and Looking ForwardChapter 14 ReferencesChapter 15 IndexChapter 16 About the Author