EVALUATION OF CCCJ (CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE) FUNDED NARCOTICS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROJECT - PROGRESS REPORT

• NCJ Number: 18048
• Author(s): P B BJORKLUND; W BYRD; C S BARON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 135 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: California Council on Criminal Justice
• Corporate Author: System Sciences, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

EVALUATION OF A CLUSTER OF FIVE DRUG TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS, AND A DETERMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR BUILDING A STATEWIDE PROGRAM FROM THE CLUSTER.

Abstract

THE FIVE PROJECTS DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT ARE THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY METHADONE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, THE AQUARIAN EFFORT, INC., CAMARILLO RESOCIALIZATION PROGRAM FOR DRUG ABUSERS, THE OPEN DOOR DRUG CLINIC, AND WALDEN HOUSE, INC. THIS REPORT IS ORGANIZED INTO TWO PARTS. THE FIRST DISCUSSES EACH OF THE FIVE PROJECTS AND THE SECOND DISCUSSES THE INITIAL EFFORTS ON COMMON ELEMENTS IN THE FIVE PROJECTS. EACH PROJECT IS DISCUSSED IN TERMS OF PROJECT DESCRIPTION, DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION, IMPACT-ORIENTED OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA FOR MEASUREMENT, EVALUATION METHODOLOGY, PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS, AND QUALITY OF EACH PROJECT'S EVALUATION COMPONENTS. THE FINAL SECTION DISCUSSES CLUSTER CHARACTERISTICS IN TERMS OF COMMON OBJECTIVES AND CRITERIA, COMMON DATA ELEMENTS, AND POTENTIAL OF THE CLUSTER AS A BASIS FOR EFFICIENT EVALUATION PROCEDURES. DATA COLLECTION GUIDES ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)