FEASIBILITY OF EVALUATING THE CALIFORNIA PROBATION SUBSIDY PROGRAM, REPORT OF A CONFERENCE

• NCJ Number: 8762
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1970
• Length: 43 pages
• Corporate Author: University of California, Davis
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE PRESENTATIONS EMPHASIZED THAT EVALUATION WAS FEASIBLE AND NECESSARY BUT THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADEQUATE INFORMATION SYSTEM AT BOTH STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.

Abstract

THE PROBATION SUBSIDY PROGRAM CAUSED MAJOR CHANGES IN THE OPERATION OF THE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM BUT THAT VERY LITTLE WAS KNOWN ABOUT THE NATURE OF THOSE CHANGES. IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO RECONSTRUCT WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE MANY INDIRECT INFLUENCES WHICH THE PROGRAM HAD ON THE SYSTEM AND THE SUBTLE IMPACT OF OTHER ISSUES - PRIMARILY FINANCIAL - ON THE PROGRAM ITSELF. (AUTHOR MODIFIED)