Community Responses to Drug Abuse National Demonstration Program: Final Process Evaluation Report, Executive Summary

• NCJ Number: 166042
• Author(s): D P Rosenbaum; S F Bennett; B D Lindsay; D L Wilkinson
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 53 pages
• Grant Number(s): 89-IJ-CX-0026; 90-DD-CX-0015
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ); US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: DCC

Annotation

A national demonstration program that involved community-based activities to address drug abuse in 10 communities in nine cities was evaluated with respect to the activities involved in the planning and implementation of antidrug strategies, the program components that emerged, and the extent to which program goals were achieved.

Abstract

The Community Responses to Drug Abuse Program was developed by the National Training and Information Center and the National Crime Prevention Council. The sites planned and implemented a variety of antidrug programs over a 3-year period beginning in May 1989. Evaluation data were collected primarily by means of site visits that involved interviews, participant observations, and document analysis. Results revealed how much can be accomplished by local community organizations with very limited Federal funds. Consistent with previous research, technical assistance was deemed critical to the successful development and implementation of antidrug programs. The programs worked hard on a broad range of antidrug strategies. The most important conclusion was that, given adequate resources and time, residents and community organizations can make significant and creative contributions to solving local drug problems. Figures, profiles of each community's program, and 23 references