EVALUATION AS A TOOL FOR SPA (STATE PLANNING AGENCY) MANAGERS

• NCJ Number: 19641
• Author(s): J WALLER; J SCANLON
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 24 pages
• Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESENTATION MADE AT THE JOINT WORKSHOP ON EVALUATION AND RESEARCH MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING ADMINISTRATORS - WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA, JANUARY 13-16, 1974

Annotation

A SCALED-DOWN VISUAL AID DISPLAY FOR A LECTURE OR SEMINAR ON THE USE OF EVALUATION BY STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCIES (SPA'S).

Abstract

MATERIAL COVERED INCLUDES: THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATION; THE FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE PROPRIETY OF AN EVALUATION METHODOLOGY; THE THREE TYPES OF SPA'S (DECENTRALIZED, CENTRALIZED, AND REVENUE SHARING) AND THEIR USES OF EVALUATION; AND, HOW TO DIAGNOSE SPA'S TOTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.