INTENSIVE SPECIAL PROBATION PROJECTS - PHASE 1 EVALUATION - PHASE 2 DESIGN

• NCJ Number: 40515
• Author(s): J BANKS; A L PORTER; R L RARDIN; T R SILER; V E UNGER
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 35 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0045
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Georgia Institute of Technology
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THIS REPORT INDICATES WHAT IS KNOWN AND WHAT IS KNOWABLE, WHAT IS MEASURED, AND WHAT IS MEASURABLE, IN INTENSIVE SPECIAL PROBATION (ISP) PROJECTS.

Abstract

ON THE BASIS ON PAST EVALUATION EFFORTS AND THOSE TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE SITES VISITED (SEE NCJ-40516), ADDITIONAL EVALUATION IS JUSTIFIED. SOME 25 AREAS OF INSUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE ARE PRESENTED, AND THE BENEFITS OF OBTAINING THIS KNOWLEDGE ARE GIVEN. THREE PHASE II DESIGN OPTIONS ARE PRESENTED, SCORED, AND COMPARED. THE ISSUE OF FUNDING AN EXISTING PROJECT OR FUNDING A NEW PROJECT IS COVERED. THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH ARE DISCUSSED. THE SPECIFIC EVALUATION DESIGN IS PRESENTED AND EXAMPLES OF THE REQUIRED DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS ARE PROVIDED. FOR THE OTHER SIX SECTIONS OF THIS PROJECT, SEE NCJ-40511-40514 AND 40516-40517....MSP