THE BOOKLET WAS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO NEEDS OF CITIZEN'S ADVOCACY GROUPS, POLICYMAKERS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN MONITORING JUVENILE PROGRAMS AS AN AID TO JUDGING THE QUALITY OF CARE GIVEN CLIENTS. PLANNING FOR MONITORING INCLUDES DEFINING THE SCOPE OF THE EFFORT, BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM TO BE MONITORED, AND PREPARING THE TEAM WHO WILL ACTUALLY DO THE MONITORING. CONDUCTING THE MONITORING INVOLVES CONTACTING THE PROGRAM, INITIAL AND SUBSEQUENT ONSITE VISITS AND DATA-GATHERING TECHNIQUES. PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS ARE PROVIDED ON HOW TO CONDUCT INTERVIEWS AND WRITTEN INFORMATION, WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN OBSERVING A PROGRAM, HOW TO SELECT AND ORGANIZE MONITORS AND THE DUTIES OF A TEAM LEADER, AND HOW TO INTERPRET DATA. THE MONITORING EFFORT IS CULMINATED IN THE WAYS IN WHICH THE GATHERED INFORMATION IS USED. EVERY EFFORT MUST BE MADE TO ANALYZE THE DATA PROMPTLY AND DISSEMINATE THE FINDINGS TO ENSURE THAT PROGRAM CHANGES AND OTHER RELATED WORK CAN PROCEED ON SCHEDULE. THE FINAL REPORT SHOULD CONTAIN THE PURPOSE OF EFFORT, BASIC PROGRAM INFORMATION, SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDED ACTION STEPS.
ASSESSMENT PROTOCOL
NCJ Number
61239
Date Published
1979
Length
28 pages
Annotation
THIS MONITORING PROTOCOL EXPLAINS APPROACHES TO MONITORING OR PROGRAM ASSESSMENT. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE PLANNING FOR AND CONDUCTING THE MONITORING AND USING MONITORING INFORMATION.
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