NCJ Number
185398
Date Published
January 2001
Length
272 pages
Annotation
In determining the Nation’s success in achieving the National Drug Control Strategy’s goals and objectives the Performance Measures of Effectiveness (PME) System was designed. This report summarized the Strategy’s progress at the end of 1999, as measured by the PME System.
Abstract
In 1997, the Performance Measure of Effectiveness (PME) System was designed to inform the drug control community about the extent to which it achieved the National Drug Control Strategy’s 5 goals and 31 objectives and assisted in the clarification of problem areas and the development of corrective actions. The report assessed the national community’s progress toward meeting its set targets. The actual results were compared against the “glide path” developed to gauge movement toward the 5-year (2002) and 10-year (2007) targets. The PME System brings accountability to the Nation’s drug control policy. It was the first interagency-developed system that addressed joint accountability among Federal and non-Federal agencies. State, local, and private sector agencies shared the responsibility for resources and programs in order to achieve the “stretch targets” for 2002 and 2007. The nucleus of the PME System is engulfed in the 12 Impact Targets that constitute long-term achievement of the 5 Strategy goals. Overall progress toward the Prevention Goal was off track as of the end of 1999. In fulfilling the mission of reducing youth drug use, the current rate of progress was insufficient to achieve the 2002 and 2007 targets for prevention. The use of marijuana, cocaine, heroin, alcohol, and tobacco remained relatively constant between 1996 and 1999. In terms of drug supply, progress toward reducing the quantity of illicit drugs was off track. Progress was off track for cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine. However, significant progress continued in reducing the crime and violent consequences of drug trafficking and use. This was reflected in data from the Uniform Crime Reports. It was noted that progress needed to be increased if the national drug control community was to achieve its long-term targets. The PME System that established common targets and the means for tracking progress was currently under refinement to improve targets and measures. Tables, charts, and graphs