DILEMMAS OF EVALUATING A BALANCING ACT: POLICIES FOR PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 1222-1228

Abstract

THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE DIFFICULTY OF EVALUATING PROGRAMS OR POLICIES WHICH MUST BALANCE CONTRADICTORY OR COMPETING GOALS. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN REDUCING CHILD ABUSE AND MAINTAINING THE RIGHT OF PARENTS TO RAISE THEIR CHILDREN IS USED TO ILLUSTRATE THE PROBLEMS EVALUATION RESEARCHERS MUST CONFRONT.