NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT, V 2 EVALUATION MANUAL FOR CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS

• NCJ Number: 34141
• Author(s): L BICKMAN; A J MCSWEENY; P J LAVRAKAS
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 60 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-99-0088
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Loyola University of Chicago
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

BASIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THESE PROJECTS WHICH EITHER FACILITATE THE MEANS OF REPORTING SUSPICIOUS OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR USE AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE WITNESS REPORTING OF SAME.

Abstract

INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER DEFINING THE PROJECT (IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTIVES, EVALUATION CRITERIA, TARGET POPULATIONS); EVALUATION DESIGN; DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES; AND DATA ANALYSIS, FORMULATION OF CONCLUSIONS, AND PRESENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS OF EVALUATION ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS PROVIDED. APPENDED ARE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE OPERATION AND EVALUATION OF THE SIX CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECT TYPES (WHISTLESTOP, RADIO WATCH, SPECIAL TELEPHONE LINES, GROUP PRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND HOME PRESENTATION) AND A 15-ITEM ANNOTATED EVALUATION BIBLIOGRAPHY. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-34140 AND NCJ-34142-43.