NCJ Number
31164
Date Published
1974
Length
42 pages
Annotation
GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE STUDY OF LEAA TO GIVE THE CONGRESS A PERSPECTIVE TO ASSESS THE EXTENT TO WHICH LEAA AND THE STATES HAVE CHANGED THEIR APPROACHES TO MEET THE EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CRIME CONTROL ACT OF 1973.
Abstract
THE ACT REQUIRED THAT STATES ASSIST LEAA BY PROVIDING CERTAIN INFORMATION AND CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. PROGRESS MADE BY LEAA AND THE STATES TOWARD EVALUATING SUCCESSFUL APPROACHES IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM BEFORE ENACTMENT OF THE 1973 LAW AND PLANNING BY LEAA AND THE STATES TO MEET EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT ARE EXAMINED. PROBLEMS THAT LEAA AND THE STATES HAVE HAD AND NEED TO OVERCOME IN ORDER FOR EVALUATIONS TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM ARE ALSO DISCUSSED. THE STUDY GROUP CONCLUDES THAT CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM EVALUATION IS NECESSARY SO THAT A SOUND BASIS FOR MAKING SYSTEMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IS AVAILABLE AND MAXIMUM BENEFIT CAN BE DERIVED FROM RESOURCES SPENT.