NCJ Number
16476
Date Published
1975
Length
31 pages
Annotation
REPORT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AS IT RELATES TO THE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND TO THE PROBLEM OF EVALUATING THE WORK OF ATTORNEYS.
Abstract
THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ARE DEFINED AND DISCUSSED. RECENT TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ARE DESCRIBED BRIEFLY. TEN TRADITIONAL EVALUATION SYSTEMS THAT HAVE OR COULD BE APPLIED TO ATTORNEYS ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. SOME GENERAL PROBLEMS RELATED TO PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF ATTORNEY GENERALS, SUCH AS THE NEED FOR TOP MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FREQUENCY OF EVALUATION, AND DESIGN OF EVALUATION FORMS, ARE ALSO CONSIDERED. A SELECTED READING LIST IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)