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Types of Evaluation Activities

Cost-Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit Assessment

These assessments focus on using the results from a sound program evaluation to assess how effective the program is relative to other program alternatives in terms of cost. Cost-benefit analysis does not answer the question of whether the program works; instead, it uses the results of evaluations to compare the economic value of the outcomes and costs of one program with another.

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Comparative Costs and Benefits of Programs to Reduce Crime, Version 4.0 (Washington State Institute for Public Policy)

Distinguishing Cost-Benefit Analysis from Program Evaluation (Justice Research and Statistics Association, p. 6)

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