Topic: This assignment requires the student to explain on the discussion board what the different types of evaluations are, explain the method and the strengths and weaknesses of each. What type of questions about policing do you have that cannot be evaluated by an RCT? What type of evaluation would fit better? Give examples of police research question that is best suited for each of the 5 levels of the Maryland Scientific Methods Scale.

Textbook: Vito, G. F., & Higgins, G. E. (2015). Practical program evaluation for criminal justice. Waltham, MA: Elsevier. ISBN: 9781455777709.
The thread must be at least 500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread.  For each thread, you must support your assertions with at least 2 citations from sources such as your textbook, peer-reviewed journal articles, and the Bible in APA format.