NCJ Number
16589
Date Published
1973
Length
60 pages
Annotation
DESIGN TO FACILITATE CROSS-PROJECT COMPARISONS AND ALLOW FOR AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS BY PROVIDING UNIFORM DATA FOR ALL PROJECTS.
Abstract
THIS EVALUATION DESIGN CONSISTS OF THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ANALYSIS. THE PROJECT, PROJECT-TYPE, AND THE PROGRAM AREA (RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS) ARE ALL TO BE INDIVIDUALLY EVALUATED. DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES ARE SPECIIED AND A DISCUSSION OF THE MEANINGS OF THE KEY CONCEPTS IS INCLUDED. A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE GOALS OF COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROJECTS IS ALSO PRESENTED. THE REDUCTION OF RECIDIVISM IS CONSIDERED THE PRIMARY CRITERION OF PROGRAM SUCCESS. THREE TYPES OF PROJECTS ARE TO BE EVALUATED - JUVENILE GROUP HOMES, HALFWAY HOUSES FOR ADULTS, AND P.O.R.T. (PROBATIONED OFFENDERS REHABILITATION AND TRAINING), A HIGHLY STRUCTURED RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONED ADULTS. INDIVIDUAL CLIENT DATA, A POST HOC COMPARISON GROUP, A THREE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, AND A COST ANALYSIS ARE PART OF THE DESIGN. THE APPENDIX CONTAINS COPIES OF THE DATA COLLECTION FORMS.