EVALUATION OF DRUG ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROJECTS - FINAL REPORT, V 1 - SUMMARY

• NCJ Number: 15565
• Author(s): R BOEHNE
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 39 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Public Safety Systems, Inc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, SHOWING PROJECT ACTIVITIES, DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL EVALUATION COMPONENT, AND PROJECTS' IMPACTS.

Abstract

APPROXIMATELY 35 PERCENT OF THIS CLUSTER EVALUATION EFFORT WAS EXPENDED IN DEVELOPING AN EVALUATION STRATEGY AND A SET OF INSTRUMENTS. THE EVALUATION STRATEGY WAS BASED UPON A GENERAL DRUG EDUCATION AND PREVENTION-MODEL. THIS MODEL IDENTIFIES FIVE ACTIVITIES IN WHICH PROJECTS ENGAGE (PREVENTIVE EDUCATION, ONGOING COUNSELING, OUTREACH COUNSELING, TRAINING SCHOOL STAFF AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION) AND A HIERARCHY OF IMMEDIATE, INTERMEDIATE AND ULTIMATE OBJECTIVES. EIGHT QUESTIONNAIRES AND EIGHT RECORDS-BASED INSTRUMENTS WERE DEVELOPED TO COLLECT THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD THESE OBJECTIVES. THE BULK OF THE CLUSTER EVALUATION EFFORT WAS THEN SPENT IMPLEMENTING THIS METHODOLOGY FOR THE CLUSTER PROJECTS. WHILE NO CONSISTENT EVIDENCE WAS FOUND TO INDICATE THAT ANY OF THE PROJECTS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTING DRUG USE OR MISUSE, SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON INTERVENTION CLIENTS WERE FOUND IN SIX INTERMEDIATE AREAS: HANDLING RESPONSIBILITY, GAINING SELF-CONFIDENCE, IMPROVING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS, COMMUNICATING BETTER DECISIONS AND CLARIFYING VALUES. FURTHER, THE PROJECTS HAD VERY FAVORABLE IMAGES WITH BOTH YOUTHS AND ADULTS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FOR THE 21 DAY STATUS REPORT AND APPENDIXES TO THE FINAL EVALUATION SEE NCJ-15564 AND NCJ-15566. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)