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Foster Youth Evaluate the Performance of Group Home Services in California
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Green, Rex S.; Ellis, Peter T. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2008
In 2003 foster youth employed by a foster youth advocacy organization suggested that an evaluation of group home services to foster youth be conducted in Alameda County, California. This report presents the development and conduct of this evaluation study; how funding was obtained; and how foster youth were hired, trained, and employed to produce…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Group Homes, Program Effectiveness, Foster Care
Predicting Perceived Quality of Drug Treatment Programs Using Latent Variable Models.
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Hser, Yih-Ing; Stein, Judith A.; Polinsky, Margaret L.; Maglione, Margaret A. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1998
The influence of program-related constructs on perceived quality of treatment programs was assessed using a latent variable modeling approach and the responses of key personnel from 294 drug treatment facilities in Los Angeles County (California). A clear philosophy and emphasis and greater frequency of services significantly predicted greater…
Descriptors: Drug Rehabilitation, Models, Outcomes of Treatment, Prediction
Using Time-Series Analysis To Evaluate the Impact of Policy Initiatives in Child Welfare.
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Albert, Vicky N. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Discusses how a time-series approach was used in the evaluation of the impact of California Senate Bill 2669 on child maltreatment reports. Describes the factors that influenced decisions about evaluation methods and the selection of outcome and exogenous measures. Recommends actions that would facilitate the implementation of evaluations of this…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation, Public Policy
Debating Crime and Imprisonment in California.
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Petersilia, Joan – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Whether the state's vast investment in criminal justice has done any good or made communities in California any safer is studied by reviewing California crime and victimization data, imprisonment rates, and criminal justice expenditures over two decades. Results suggest there has been little impact of the immense investment in crime control. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Cost Effectiveness, Crime, Drug Abuse