METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF TASC (TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO STREET CRIME) - HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM

• NCJ Number: 36117
• Author(s): R KATZ; M BROWN
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 28 pages
• Contract Number(s): F19628-73-C-0001
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice; Mitre Corporation
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

PAPER DESCRIBING A METHODOLOGY TO PERFORM A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES TO STREET CRIME (TASC) PROGRAM, A NATIONAL LEVEL HIGH IMPACT ANTI-CRIME PROGRAM.

Abstract

TASC IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REFER ARRESTED DRUG ADDICTS TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY BASED TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS. A METHODOLOGY IS DESCRIBED FOR PERFORMING THE EVALUATION BY A PROCEDURE WHICH CLASSIFIES ADDICTS INTO HOMOGENOUS POPULATION GROUPS SHARING COMMON CHARACTERISTICS AND ESTIMATES THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF EFFECTIVENESS OF AVAILABLE TREATMENT ALTERNATIVES IN REHABILITATING THESE GROUPS. THE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF STUDY OBJECTIVES IN THE FORM OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS TO BE ADDRESSED, EVALUATION PROCEDURES, AND DATA REQUIREMENTS. IT IS DESIGNED TO BE ADAPTABLE TO A WIDE RANGE OF DATA. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)