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NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT, V 2 EVALUATION MANUAL FOR CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECTS

NCJ Number
34141
Author(s)
L BICKMAN; A J MCSWEENY; P J LAVRAKAS
Date Published
1976
Length
60 pages
Annotation
BASIC DIRECTIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF THESE PROJECTS WHICH EITHER FACILITATE THE MEANS OF REPORTING SUSPICIOUS OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR USE AN EDUCATIONAL APPROACH TO ENCOURAGE WITNESS REPORTING OF SAME.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER DEFINING THE PROJECT (IDENTIFICATION OF OBJECTIVES, EVALUATION CRITERIA, TARGET POPULATIONS); EVALUATION DESIGN; DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURES; AND DATA ANALYSIS, FORMULATION OF CONCLUSIONS, AND PRESENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS. SOME OF THE POSSIBLE PROBLEMS OF EVALUATION ARE IDENTIFIED AND DISCUSSED. A LIST OF REFERENCES IS PROVIDED. APPENDED ARE FRAMEWORKS FOR THE OPERATION AND EVALUATION OF THE SIX CITIZEN CRIME REPORTING PROJECT TYPES (WHISTLESTOP, RADIO WATCH, SPECIAL TELEPHONE LINES, GROUP PRESENTATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND HOME PRESENTATION) AND A 15-ITEM ANNOTATED EVALUATION BIBLIOGRAPHY. FOR OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS SERIES, SEE NCJ-34140 AND NCJ-34142-43.