NCJ Number
36076
Date Published
1976
Length
112 pages
Annotation
EVALUATION OF THE COLUMBUS (OH) PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE MEASURING PERFORMANCE AGAINST SPECIFIC GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION'S (NLADA) EVALUATION DESIGN.
Abstract
THE EVALUATION WAS UNDERTAKEN TO PROVIDE A FULL-SCALE STUDY OF DEFENDER SERVICES PROVIDED TO INDIGENTS IN FRANKLIN COUNTY (OH) AS WELL AS TO TEST NLADA'S EVALUATION DESIGN. A PRE-EVALUATION ON-SITE VISIT WAS USED TO GATHER FACTUAL AND STATISTICAL DATA FROM WHICH A DOCKET AND CASE FILE ANALYSIS STUDY WAS INITIATED AND INTERVIEWEES WERE SELECTED. THE ON-SITE EVALUATION INCLUDED INVESTIGATION THROUGH INTERVIEW, OBSERVATION, AND ADDITIONAL DATA-GATHERING. INTERVIEWS NUMBERED BETWEEN NINETY AND ONE HUNDRED AND WERE CONDUCTED AMONG OFFICIALS IN THE LOCAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, DEFENDER SOCIETY STAFF MEMBERS, INTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND FORMER CLIENTS. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE ARE DIVIDED INTO PRIORITY AND GENERAL CATEGORIES. FOR THE EVALUATION DESIGN, SEE NCJ-36019. FOR A PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE SELF-EVALUATION MANUAL AND AN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF BOTH DOCUMENTS, SEE NCJ-36018 AND 36073.