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PATS (PROSECUTION ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES) BUREAU - FINAL REPORT

NCJ Number
36916
Date Published
1976
Length
250 pages
Annotation
FINAL REPORT OF A NATIONAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS ASSOCIATION (NDAA) PROJECT TO PROVIDE AN INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATION OF PROSECUTING OFFICES PROBLEMS AND RECOMMEND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.
Abstract
THE PROSECUTOR ASSISTANCE AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (PATS) BUREAU CONDUCTED OVER 60 ON-SITE VISITS TO PROSECUTION OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THESE ARE SUMMARIZED IN THE REPORT AS ARE EVALUATION CRITERIA AND REPORTING PROCEDURES. INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIXES ARE THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED IN THE FOUR CITIES WHERE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IMPACT WAS ASSESSED, AN OUTLINE OF A PROPER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT, SAMPLE TEAM REPORTS FROM ACTUAL VISITS, AND PROJECT-RELATED CORRESPONDENCE.