National Evaluation of the New Pride Replication Program, Final Report - Volume I - Organization, Implementation, and Results of the Replication Process

• NCJ Number: 101491
• Author(s): S E Laurence; B R West
• Date Published: 1985
• Length: 256 pages
• Grant Number(s): 82-JS-AX-0035
• Sponsoring Agency: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
• Corporate Author: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE)
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This volume describes the evaluation research design, implementation, and results of the process and system impact evaluations for the New Pride Replication Program -- a community-based, comprehensive program of integrated services for serious, multiple juvenile offenders at 10 sites throughout the country.

Abstract

The evaluation research, begun in 1979, focused on client impact, which involved project effects on clients' school achievement, employment, and recidivism; program process, which pertained to how programs developed, operated, and attempted to become institutionalized beyond the period of Federal support; and system impact, which involved effects of the projects in three sites on local juvenile justice systems and private youth-serving agencies. This volume presents results only for the process and system impact evaluations. The process evaluation involved open-ended interviews with staff, administrators, and clients; participant observation; and examination of archival records. The system impact evaluation consisted of interviews with principals in the juvenile justice system, key decisionmakers, and the staff of private youth-serving agencies. Project experiences indicate that New Pride is replicable, but experiences indicate it is difficult if not impossible to replicate exactly such a strictly constructed, sophisticated, and expensive program model. Those interviewed in the system impact study viewed New Pride as highly successful. Recommendations are offered.