NATIONAL WOMEN'S CRUSADE AGAINST CRIME - FINAL EVALUATION REPORT, OCTOBER 1976

• NCJ Number: 40367
• Author(s): A D GILL; N B HELLER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 68 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-TA-07-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Institute for Public Program Analysis
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

FINAL REPORT OF AN EVALUATION OF THE WOMEN'S CRUSADE AGAINST CRIME (WCAC) ATTAINMENT OF ITS STATED OBJECTIVE TO DISSEMINATE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PRESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL TO OTHER COMMUNITY CRIME PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE WCAC PROJECT WAS UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO A PERCEIVED NEED AND DESIRE IN OTHER CITIES FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ORGANIZING AND OPERATING VOLUNTEER CITIZEN CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAMS. THE WCAC PREPARED AND DISTRIBUTED BOOKLETS, STARTER KITS, AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO VARIOUS COMMUNITIES AND SPONSORED A NATIONAL WORKSHOP. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WCAC PROGRAMS WERE EVALUATED BY MAILING QUESTIONNAIRES TO AND SURVEYING BY TELEPHONE THE PARTICIPANTS. THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE WCAC MATERIALS WAS GENERALLY FAVORABLE, AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS FELT TO BE VALUABLE. THE EVALUATION FINDINGS ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE FINAL REPORT. THE APPENDIXES CONTAIN SAMPLE QUESTIONNAIRES AND SURVEY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE EVALUATION GUIDELINES....MSP