NCJ Number
174462
Date Published
March 1999
Length
230 pages
Annotation
In February 1998, the Office of National Drug Control Policy inaugurated its Performance Measures of Effectiveness (PME) System to assess the efficacy of goals and objectives contained in the National Drug Control Strategy.
Abstract
The PME system is unique in that it applies a systems approach to measure the impact of the strategy's goals and objectives in three critical areas: reducing drug use, availability, and consequences. The PME system includes clear, measurable, and meaningful outcomes or end states for the years 2002 and 2007, the two years corresponding to the release of the 1998 National Drug Control Strategy. The development of the PME system reflects the combined efforts of more than 50 Federal drug control agencies, drug control experts, and representatives of major State and local government organizations. The PME system report covers accountability in drug policies, progress toward achieving performance targets, PME system accomplishments in 1998, performance partnerships and contracting, and the road ahead. Additional information on the National Drug Control Strategy and PME targets is contained in 10 appendixes. 4 tables and 15 figures