USE OF AN OBJECTIVES HIERARCHY IN PLANNING, OPERATING, AND EVALUATING HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 28239
• Author(s): R J MILSTEAD
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 116 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2860-00J3-72
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; Ohio Dept of Economic and Community Development
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY THESIS

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE TECHNIQUE OF STRUCTURING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE A PLANNING TOOL FOR HALFWAY HOUSE SYSTEM PLANNERS, AN OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE FOR STAFF, AND A BASIS FOR EVALUATING PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS.

Abstract

A SURVEY WAS MADE OF OHIO JUDGES, PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS, AND HALFWAY HOUSE STAFF AND DIRECTORS TO IDENTIFY THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF HALFWAY HOUSE OBJECTIVES. SURVEY DATA WERE USED IN DEVELOPING AN OBJECTIVES HIERARCHY OF HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.