DESIGN OF AN ON-SITE EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR THE OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES

• NCJ Number: 15387
• Author(s): H G DUFFY; J W SCANLON; L M VOGT; B F WHITE; J S WHOLEY
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 136 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Executive Office of the President
• Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
• Sale Source: The Urban Institute; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PROVIDES PERIODIC ASSESSMENTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS TO AID THE OFFICE OF LEGAL SERVICES IN MONITORING FOR MAKING YEARLY REFUNDING DECISIONS AND GENERATING UNIFORM DATA ON PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS.

Abstract

THE PROPOSED ON-SITE EVALUATION SYSTEM INCLUDES PROCEDURES FOR CLASSIFYING LEGAL SERVICES PROJECTS INTO CLASSES OF PROJECTS OPERATING IN SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTS, PRE-SITE-VISIT COLLECTION OF PROJECT DATA AND A PROJECT SELF-ANALYSIS, ON-SITE GATHERING OF INFORMATION ON THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF THE WORK BEING DONE, AND RAPID FEEDBACK OF RESULTS FOR MANAGEMENT REFUNDING DECISIONS AND AN ASSESSMENT OF THE AREAS IN WHICH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MAY BE NEEDED. THE EVALUATION SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON EACH PROJECT'S RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IT OPERATES. IT WILL FURTHER DETERMINE WHETHER AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT IS COMPLYING WITH GRANT CONDITIONS AND OPERATING EFFICIENTLY WITH ITS PHYSICAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES. ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE MEASURED AGAINST PROJECT GOALS.