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Prepared as the Presidential Address for the 2018 Southern Criminal Justice Association Conference in Pensacola Beach, Florida.

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Krohn, M.D. Making a Difference - or Not: an Evaluation of the Effects of Failing to Evaluate. Am J Crim Just 44, 520–535 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-019-09477-5

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