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STANDARDIZED PLANNING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT (SPEC) SYSTEM EVALUATION HANDBOOK

NCJ Number
18859
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1973
Length
47 pages
Annotation
A WORKING GUIDE FOR CONDUCTING THE EVALUATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROJECTS INCLUDING EVALUATION DATA REQUIREMENTS ESSENTIAL TO PROPER GRANT APPLICATION PREPARATION AND PROJECT DESIGN.
Abstract
DESCRIBED ARE A RATIONALE FOR EVALUATING CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROJECTS AND DISCUSSES THE DIFFERENT USES OF THE EVALUATION RESULTS. ALSO DESCRIBED ARE ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS OF EVALUATION, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLANNING A PROJECT AND EVALUATING IT, AND A SCHEMA FOR EVALUATING PROJECTS. THE STANDARDIZED PLANNING AND EVALUATION COMPONENT (SPEC) SYSTEM IS DESCRIBED. THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THE REPORTING PROCEDURE ARE DISCUSSED IN DETAIL. INCLUDED ARE THE PROGRAM EVALUATION DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR 1973 INDIANA CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCY ACTION PROGRAMS.