PHILADELPHIA - DEFENDER INTERN PROJECT - REFUNDING EVALUATION REPORT (WITH FOLLOW-UP REPORT)

• NCJ Number: 27464
• Author(s): B N SCHOENFELD
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 16 pages
• Grant Number(s): PH-74-C-E-3-5-245
• Sponsoring Agency: Pennsylvania Governor's Justice Cmssn
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATES PROJECT TO PROVIDE LAW SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH AN INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN THE DEFENDER OFFICE TO ENHANCE THEIR SKILLS AND TO RELIEVE STAFF ATTORNEYS FOR MORE RESPONSIBLE DUTIES.

Abstract

THE EVALUATION ACTIVITIES INVOLVED THE ADMINISTRATION OF IN-DEPTH QUESTIONNAIRES TO INTERNS AND TO THEIR SUPERVISORS. BOTH GROUPS WERE ALSO INTERVIEWED. SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE INCLUDING FORMALIZED TRAINING AND ORIENTATION WITH GREATER EMPHASIS ON ROTATION OF FUNCTION DURING THE WINTER PROGRAM. A ONE-PAGE FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION IS ATTACHED.