THE SUCCESS OF THESE WORKSHOPS AND THE USEFULNESS OF THE GUIDELINES ON WHICH THEY WERE BASED HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT EVALUATION CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE INSTRUMENT FOR MANAGING AND IMPROVING THE CORRECTIONAL SUBSYSTEM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. THE GUIDELINES DESCRIBE A GENERIC EVALUATION PROCESS THAT CAN BE EASILY ADAPTED TO A WIDE VARIETY OF CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS. THE MANUAL PRESENTS THE EVALUATION PROCESS IN THE FOLLOWING PHASES: SELECTING THE EVALUATION TOPIC; DEVELOPING THE EVALUATION PLAN, INCLUDING JUDGMENT STEPS, DATA PROCESSING STEPS, AND MANAGEMENT; AND CONDUCTING AND MANAGING THE EVALUATION. APPENDIXES PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE STEPS IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS AND WORKSHEETS. TABULAR DATA AND TWO APPENDIXES ARE INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)