NCJ Number
15580
Date Published
1974
Length
52 pages
Annotation
RESEARCH DESIGN FOR APPRAISAL OF THE IMPACT OF EACH PROJECT ON REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN ITS PARTICULAR TREATMENT POPULATION.
Abstract
THE EVALUATION DESIGN INVOLVES THE MEASUREMENT OF SELECTED OUTCOME CRITERIA FOR EACH PROJECT, AUGMENTED BY ANALYSIS OF THE QUALITATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PROJECT. THESE INCLUDE THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES (TIME, MONEY, AND MANPOWER), TYPE AND NATURE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED, AND TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY. IN ADDITION THE EVALUATION OF EACH PROJECT INCORPORATES OBSERVATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS BY BOTH PROJECT STAFF ABD APPROPRIATE OUTSIDE AGENCIES HAVING DIRECT INVOLVEMENT WITH THE PROGRAM. DISCUSSED ARE DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES, PROGRESS IN IDENTIFYING DATA SOURCES, EVALUATION PROBLEMS IN EACH PROJECT, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR BUILDING A MODEL PROGRAM FROM EACH CLUSTER. SUMMARIZED ARE SOME OF THE PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE QUALITY OF THE EVALUATION COMPONENTS ON THE PROJECTS. INCLUDED ARE COPIES OF THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROBATION REFERRAL AS WELL AS FOR VOLUNTARY AND NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT REFERRALS, ALSO INCLUDED ARE COPIES OF THE SCHOOL QUESTIONNAIRE, FISCAL INSTRUMENT, AND SAMPLE COMPUTER ANALYSIS TABLES.