PROJECT EVALUATIONS
Evaluation is a critical part of program development and administration and has been built into the RJIP since its beginning. The RJIP sites evaluated their pilot projects for several reasons including:
Following are the evaluation reports for the original four sites:
Kings County, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; State of Delaware; St. Louis County Minnesota
- To understand, verify, or increase the impact of products or services on participants and the community;
- To improve delivery mechanisms to be more efficient and less costly;
- To verify that the project initiatives were accomplishing their goals;
- To produce data and verify results that can be used for public relations and promoting services in the community;
- To produce valid comparisons between programs to decide which should be retained; and
- To fully examine and describe effective programs for replication elsewhere.
Following are the evaluation reports for the original four sites:
Kings County, New York; New Orleans, Louisiana; State of Delaware; St. Louis County Minnesota
2013 Delaware Evaluation |
2013 New Orleans Evaluation |
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The purpose of the program is to provide low level felony offenders an opportunity to divert out of the traditional criminal justice processing without having to complete a treatment-heavy, lengthy diversion program. The hope is that with the shorter program length and the tailoring of program components to the individual, more individuals will opt for the program, resulting in fewer felony convictions. |
2013 Brooklyn Evaluation
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2013 St. Louis County, Minnesota Evaluation
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ADDITIONAL EVALUATION RESOURCES
EBDM FrameworkOutcome and Performance Measures |
Evidence-Based OptionsRoad-Map for Phase II |
BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE, Evaluation Website
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JOURNAL OF EXTENSION, Assessing your Collaboration
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W.K. KELLOG FOUNDATION, Evaluation Handbook
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