NATIONAL INSTITUTE'S INFORMATION MACHINE - A CASE STUDY OF THE NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - ANNEXES A, B, C, E

• NCJ Number: 45264
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 306 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-99-0110
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION FROM A STUDY OF THE NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM (NEP) IS PRESENTED.

Abstract

ANNEX A CONTAINS EXAMPLES OF MATERIALS PRODUCED BY THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, DURING THE COURSE OF NEP WORK. INCLUDED ARE A REPORT OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AS OF DECEMBER 1976, THE FIRST FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PROGRAM, AND AN EXAMPLE OF THE LETTER USED TO SOLICIT STATE INPUT ON TOPIC AREA SELECTION. ANNEX B DOCUMENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE FOR PHASE I NEP STUDIES AND CONTAINS PHASE I WORK DESCRIPTIONS ISSUED IN 1974 AND 1977 AND A GUIDANCE MEMO ON HOW TO REPORT PHASE I RESULTS. EXAMPLES OF 14 FORMS CREATED IN THE COURSE OF NEP DEVELOPMENT ARE PRESENTED IN ANNEX C AS AN AID TO RESEARCHERS. MATERIALS IN ANNEX E DOCUMENT REVIEWS OF PHASE I STUDY RESULTS BY THE NEP PHASE II REVIEW COMMITTEE. ANNEX D -- A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON MEASUREMENT MODELS FOR PHASE I STUDIES -- IS PRESENTED IN A SEPARATE VOLUME (NCJ-45265). (LKM)