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A Probation Officers View of Effectiveness

A Probation Officer 's View of Effectiveness

A Probation Officer 's View of Effectiveness

Whose interests were served by the news 's evaluation of this department and whose will be served by the proposed evaluation

There are two distinct sets of interests that were served by the individual evaluations it can fairly be said that the news 's evaluation of the department served the interests of the news , as the news would of course be able to use such sensational articles to attract readers to their publication . It can also be said

that to a certain extent , the interests of the public are served if there is accurate information in the news articles

Furthermore , the proposed evaluation would serve the needs of the higher ups in the probation department , as the evaluation could serve as a means for the managers to protect themselves from potential complaints from the public as a result of the news articles

What theory or theories of effectiveness are represented in the new evaluation format

One theory of effectiveness which is especially appropriate in describing the new evaluation format is contingency theory . To be more precise in describing what is meant by contingency theory in this particular situation is that the new evaluation format would only be effective and useful to any extent if it were accepted by the subordinates in the department once handed down from the director of the department . All of this ties back to the allegations made by the news as well...

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