Joseph P Hornick
Biographic Data
| ID | 278010 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph P Hornick |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph P |
| FAMILY NAME | Hornick |
| SIGNATURE | HORNICK J P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Canadian Research Institute for Law and the Family, Calgary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An Impact Evaluation of the Edmonton Neighbourhood Foot Patrol Program
This article assesses the success of the Edmonton Neighbourhood Foot Patrol Program (NFPP), an innovative community policing program, in reducing repeat calls-for-service, improving public/user satisfaction with police, and increasing the job satisfaction of NFPP constables. The findings of an impact evaluation indicated that the Edmonton NFPP was successful in terms of these three objectives
Canadian Child Welfare Law
An Alberta Community Needs Assessment Survey
The major purpose of this research study was to conduct a social service needs assessment in the small city of Airdrie, Alberta. A questionnaire was developed, and was mailed to a random sample of 530 residents. Respondents were asked to respond to questions that focused on their attitudes toward Airdrie, their perceptions of social problems, their satisfaction with the current social service delivery system, and their experiences in using the se…
Justice and the Young Offender in Canada
The Foster Care Research Project
A two-year prospective study compared individual and group models of support for foster parents. Results showed greater foster parent satisfaction with the group model. An independent critique identified methodological flaws that would preclude further differentiation of the models and suggested that clinical impressions and trends in favor of the group model be given credibility. Operation of the group model is described, and reasons for the dif…
The child sexual abuse victim
A Model for Short-Term Process/Cost Analysis within the Context of a Long-Term Evaluation of Family Support Programs
The purpose of this paper is to present a model of the first component of a complex outcome evaluation which was designed to provide short-term process and cost information to management of a Canadian child welfare agency regarding family support prevention programs. Nine family support programs, developed to prevent admission of children to care, were the focus of this study. Data on the programs' 549 clients and 35 workers were collected by mea…
The development of the nurturance inventory
Premarital Contraceptives Usage among Male and Female Adolescents
144 female and 100 male high school and university students answered questionnaires on sexual attitudes and behavior contraceptive usage and background characteristics. All subjects were sexually active. The data were analyzed by a multivariate analysis method that chooses the best predictors for contraceptive usage from a set of independent variables (in this case 24 suggested by previous literature). Female contraceptive use was influenced most…
Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
The purpose of this study is to add to adolescent sexuality theory by modifying and extending current theoretical models—especially those of Reiss (1967), Burr (1973), Reiss and Miller (1974), and Jessor and Jessor (1973). A total of 492 female and 308 male Canadian university and high school student respondents provided the data for this study. Reiss' Guttman scale of sexual permissiveness and a Guttman scale of intimacy of sexual behavior were …
Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
The purpose of this study is to add to adolescent sexuality theory by modifying and extending current theoretical models—especially those of Reiss (1967), Burr (1973), Reiss and Miller (1974), and Jessor and Jessor (1973). A total of 492 female and 308 male Canadian university and high school student respondents provided the data for this study. Reiss' Guttman scale of sexual permissiveness and a Guttman scale of intimacy of sexual behavior were …
Justice and the Young Offender in Canada
Premarital Contraceptives Usage among Male and Female Adolescents
144 female and 100 male high school and university students answered questionnaires on sexual attitudes and behavior contraceptive usage and background characteristics. All subjects were sexually active. The data were analyzed by a multivariate analysis method that chooses the best predictors for contraceptive usage from a set of independent variables (in this case 24 suggested by previous literature). Female contraceptive use was influenced most…
Canadian Child Welfare Law
Premarital Sexual Attitudes and Behavior
The purpose of this study is to add to adolescent sexuality theory by modifying and extending current theoretical models—especially those of Reiss (1967), Burr (1973), Reiss and Miller (1974), and Jessor and Jessor (1973). A total of 492 female and 308 male Canadian university and high school student respondents provided the data for this study. Reiss' Guttman scale of sexual permissiveness and a Guttman scale of intimacy of sexual behavior were …
Premarital Contraceptives Usage among Male and Female Adolescents
144 female and 100 male high school and university students answered questionnaires on sexual attitudes and behavior contraceptive usage and background characteristics. All subjects were sexually active. The data were analyzed by a multivariate analysis method that chooses the best predictors for contraceptive usage from a set of independent variables (in this case 24 suggested by previous literature). Female contraceptive use was influenced most…
The development of the nurturance inventory
A Model for Short-Term Process/Cost Analysis within the Context of a Long-Term Evaluation of Family Support Programs
The purpose of this paper is to present a model of the first component of a complex outcome evaluation which was designed to provide short-term process and cost information to management of a Canadian child welfare agency regarding family support prevention programs. Nine family support programs, developed to prevent admission of children to care, were the focus of this study. Data on the programs' 549 clients and 35 workers were collected by mea…
The child sexual abuse victim
An Alberta Community Needs Assessment Survey
The major purpose of this research study was to conduct a social service needs assessment in the small city of Airdrie, Alberta. A questionnaire was developed, and was mailed to a random sample of 530 residents. Respondents were asked to respond to questions that focused on their attitudes toward Airdrie, their perceptions of social problems, their satisfaction with the current social service delivery system, and their experiences in using the se…
Justice and the Young Offender in Canada
The Foster Care Research Project
A two-year prospective study compared individual and group models of support for foster parents. Results showed greater foster parent satisfaction with the group model. An independent critique identified methodological flaws that would preclude further differentiation of the models and suggested that clinical impressions and trends in favor of the group model be given credibility. Operation of the group model is described, and reasons for the dif…
An Impact Evaluation of the Edmonton Neighbourhood Foot Patrol Program
This article assesses the success of the Edmonton Neighbourhood Foot Patrol Program (NFPP), an innovative community policing program, in reducing repeat calls-for-service, improving public/user satisfaction with police, and increasing the job satisfaction of NFPP constables. The findings of an impact evaluation indicated that the Edmonton NFPP was successful in terms of these three objectives
Canadian Child Welfare Law
Psychology (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)