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Rossi, Peter Henry was born on December 27, 1921 in New York City. Son of Peter Maxim and Elizabeth (Porcelli) Rossi.
( The sentencing guidelines written by the U.S. Sentenci...)
The sentencing guidelines written by the U.S. Sentencing Commission for the federal crime courts were designed to lead to uniform the just punishments for convicted criminals. How well did the Commission’s judgments about what were just punishments compare to the view of the American public? Using data from a 1994 national household survey, the authors compare the punishments described by the Commission to those desired by the public. Contrary to the frequency claims of excessive leniency on the part of judges that are often asserted by journalists and shapers of opinions, Rossi and Berk find strong correspondence between the median sentences deemed appropriate by the public and the sentences prescribed by the guidelines. Although the authors conclude that the Commission was able to match prescribed punishments closely to the American consensus for most crimes, in one category — drug trafficking offenses — the guidelines were much harsher in dealing with offenders. The national survey used a factorial survey as its design strategy, allowing for analysis of a large variety of federal crimes and variations in the social characteristics of convicted felons. A wealth of detail, along with ample graphic and tabular illustrations, extends the book’s application to issues of consensus and variations in punitiveness by region and socioeconomic characteristics of respondents.
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(This life-course analysis of family development focuses o...)
This life-course analysis of family development focuses on the social dynamics among family members. It features parent-child relationships in a larger context, by examining the help exchange between kin and nonkin and the intergenerational transmission of family characteristics.
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( Belief in universal education as the means to prevent d...)
Belief in universal education as the means to prevent divisions among social classes has long been an important element in American society. This highly-regarded sociological study refutes prejudices against Catholic education, such as claims that Catholic schools are authoritarian, and that they no longer have a valuable role to play in society. Andrew M. Greeley and Peter H. Rossi tackle issues about Catholic education at all levels: elementary, secondary, and college. These include reasons why families have (and have not) sent their children to Catholic schools, comparisons among different Catholic ethnic groups in their tendency to take advantage of Catholic education, effects of Catholic schools on the religiosity commitment of their students and graduates, and the relationship between religious formation in the home and in Catholic school. Greeley and Rossi provide a complete picture of the state of American Catholic education on the verge of a new age for Catholicism in the country. Some of their findings—such as the tendency of "Catholic school Catholics" to be more "tolerant" than others—provide insight to the reasons for the profound changes in the American Catholic community that followed in subsequent years.
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The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homelessness to date, this study offers a powerful explanation of its causes, proposes short- and long-term solutions, and documents the striking contrasts between the homeless of the 1950s and 1960s and the contemporary homeless population, which is younger and contains more women, children, and blacks.
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( In 1978, the Social and Demographic Research Institute...)
In 1978, the Social and Demographic Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, received a grant from the National Institute of Justice to undertake a comprehensive review of the literature on weapons, crime, and violence in the United States. The purpose of the project is best described as a "sifting and winnowing" of the claims and counterclaims from both sides of the Great American Gun War—the perennial struggle in American political life over what to do, if anything, about guns, about violence, and about crime. The review and analysis of the available studies consumed the better part of three years; the results of this work are contained in this volume. The intention of any review is to take stock of the available fund of knowledge in some topical area. Under the Gun is no different: our goal has been to glean from the volumes of previous studies those facts that, in our view, seem firmly and certainly established; those hypotheses that seem adequately supported by, or at least approximately consistent with, the best available research evidence; and those areas or topics about which, it seems, we need to know a lot more than we do. One of our major conclusions can be stated in advance: despite the large number of studies that have been done, many critically important questions have not been adequately researched, and some of them have not been examined at all. Much of the available research in the area of weapons and crime has been done by advocates for one or another policy position. As a consequence, the manifest intent of many "studies" is to persuade rather than to inform. We have tried to approach the topic from a purely agnostic point of view, treating as an open question what policies should be enacted with regard to gun, or crime, control. Thus, we have tried to judge each study on its own merits, on the basis of the routine standards normally applied to social-scientific research, and not on the basis of how effectively it argues for a particular policy direction. It would, of course, be presumptuous to claim that we have set aside all our own biases in conducting this study. Whether or not our treatment is fair and objective is clearly something for the reader, and not us, to decide.
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The book that has been a benchmark in evaluation has been further improved and updated. Relied on by over 90,000 readers as the text on how to design, implement and appraise the utility of social programmes, the Sixth Edition of Evaluation has been completely revised to include the latest techniques and approaches, as well as guidelines for how evaluations should be tailored to fit programmes and social contexts.
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(When Why Families Move first appeared in 1956, it represe...)
When Why Families Move first appeared in 1956, it represented one of the first major attempts to examine residential mobility and its implications for social policy. In presenting the second edition, Rossi provides analysis of the data and findings of the intervening 23 years, as well as an extensive bibliographic update. This book reaffirms the basic validity of the original study and new scholars will welcome the opportunity to become acquainted with this classic study.
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Since Peter H. Rossi, Mark W. Lipsey, and Howard E. Freeman first published Evaluation: A Systematic Approach, more than 90,000 readers have considered it the premier text on how to design, implement, and appraise social programs through evaluation. In this, the completely revised Seventh Edition, authors Rossi and Lipsey include the latest techniques and approaches to evaluation as well as guidelines to tailor evaluations to fit programs and social contexts. With decades of hands-on experience conducting evaluations, the authors provide scores of examples to help students understand how evaluators deal with various critical issues. They include a glossary of key terms and concepts, making this the most comprehensive and authoritative evaluation text available. Thoroughly revised, the Seventh Edition now includes * Substantially more attention to outcome measurement * Lengthy discussions of program theory, including a section about detecting program effects and interpreting their practical significance * An augmented and updated discussion of major evaluation designs * A detailed exposition of meta-analysis as an approach to the synthesis of evaluation studies * Alternative approaches to evaluation * Examples of successful evaluations * Discussions of the political and social contexts of evaluation
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(The latest edition of the Workbook is published to tie in...)
The latest edition of the Workbook is published to tie in with the Fifth Edition of Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. Presenting a wide range of practical exercises that will challenge both beginners and advanced readers, the book also includes chapter outlines and reviews of key topics such as local evaluations. A key feature of this edition is a new annotated bibliography of major resources and publications for evaluators.
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Rossi, Peter Henry was born on December 27, 1921 in New York City. Son of Peter Maxim and Elizabeth (Porcelli) Rossi.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1951.
Research associate, Bureau Applied Social Research, Columbia University, 1947-1951; assistant professor, Harvard University, 1951-1955; professor department sociology, University of Chicago, 1955-1967; director, National Opinion Research Center, 1960-1967; professor department social relations, Johns Hopkins, 1967-1974; department chairman, Johns Hopkins, 1967-1970; director research, Center for Metropolitan Planning and Research, 1972-1974; professor sociology, director, Social and Demographic Research Institute, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1974-1992; Stuart A. Rice professor sociology, director, Social and Demographic Research Institute, U. Massachusetts, 1984-1992; professor emeritus, Social and Demographic Research Institute, U. Massachusetts, since 1992; faculty associate, Chapin Hall University of Chicago, since 1994.
( The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homeless...)
( The most accurate and comprehensive picture of homeless...)
( In 1978, the Social and Demographic Research Institute...)
(When Why Families Move first appeared in 1956, it represe...)
(The Fifth Edition of this bestselling book has been thoug...)
( Belief in universal education as the means to prevent d...)
(The latest edition of the Workbook is published to tie in...)
(This life-course analysis of family development focuses o...)
(The book that has been a benchmark in evaluation has been...)
( The sentencing guidelines written by the U.S. Sentenci...)
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Served with Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Sociological Association (secretary 1968-1972, president-elect 1979-1980, president 1980-1981), American Evaluation Association M C.
Married Alice Schaerr, September 29, 1951. Children: Peter Eric, Kristin Alice, Nina Alexis.