PROJECT PICTURE - EVALUATION REPORT NUMBER 2 - REPORT ON PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT OF STATED PROCESS AND OUTCOME OBJECTIVES DURING THE FIRST 15 MONTHS OF PROJECT OPERATIONS

• NCJ Number: 42309
• Author(s): J P HEUSER
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 58 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-NI-10-0002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Oregon Law Enforcement Council
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PROJECT, WHICH PROVIDES COMMUNITY PLANNING AND SERVICES FOR JUVENILES COMMITTED TO CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS BOTH DURING AND AFTER THEIR STAY, WAS CONSIDERED TO BE ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS OBJECTIVES.

Abstract

THE PICTURE PROJECT INVOLVES THE USE OF THE TEAM APPROACH AS PAROLE COUNSELORS WORK WITH THE CLIENT AND FAMILY AND CORRECTIONAL PERSONNEL DURING THE CLIENT'S INSTITUTIONAL STAY. THE CLIENT CONTINUES TO BE SUPERVISED IN THE COMMUNITY AFTER HIS RELEASE. TEAM MEMBERS WORK TO COORDINATE HEALTH PLANNING, EDUCATION NEEDS AND PROGRAMS, EMPLOYMENT TRAINING AND JOB REFERRALS, FAMILY COUNSELING, OUT-OF-HOME CARE AND GROUP HOME PLACEMENT, AS WELL AS EXTENSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. IN EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF THE PICTURE PROJECT, A COMPARISON GROUP COMPATIBLE TO PICTURE CLIENTS WAS ASSIGNED AS A 'CONTROL' CASELOAD TO RECEIVE TRADITIONAL SERVICES. THE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING IMPACT WERE A.W.O.L. RATES, PAROLE REVOCATION RATE, AND POST-PROGRAM OFFENSE RATES. THE DATA CONSIDERED FOR THIS REPORT DOES CONFIRM THAT THE PROJECT WAS ADEQUATELY ACHIEVING MOST OF ITS OBJECTIVES DURING THE FIRST 15 MONTHS OF PROJECT OPERATIONS. IT IS STATED. HOWEVER, THAT ONLY THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF MORE TERMINATED CASES FOLLOWED UP FOR LONGER TIME PERIODS CAN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM BE ACCURATELY ASSESSED.