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Staff and Client Perspectives on the Journey Mapping Online Evaluation Tool in a Drug Court Program
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Crunkilton, Dhira D. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess staff and client perspectives on the Internet-based Journey Mapping program evaluation tool. A drug court program was chosen for a case study research design. Six staff and 10 clients participated in interviews and observations, and also responded to a questionnaire. A staff survey provided additional data.…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Critical Incidents Method, Evaluation Methods, Research Methodology
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
Effects of Program and Patient Characteristics on Retention of Drug Treatment Patients.
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Hser, Yih-Ing; Joshi, Vandana; Maglione, Margaret; Chou, Chih Ping; Anglin, M. Douglas – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2001
Studied the effects of program and patient characteristics on patient retention in residential, out-patient, and methadone maintenance drug treatment programs. Data for 26,047 patients in 87 programs show that threshold retention rates were generally low for all 3 program types, although program practice and service provision played important…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Drug Rehabilitation, Individual Characteristics, Patients
Canonical Correlation Analysis of Residential and Vocational Outcomes Following Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
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Cook, Judith A.; And Others – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1996
Canonical correlation techniques are used to explore outcomes for 212 clients following psychosocial rehabilitation in vocational and residential programs. The usefulness of canonical correlation in program evaluation is explored, and the impact of strong predictor variables on longitudinal program research is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Correlation, Longitudinal Studies, Medical Services, Outcomes of Treatment
Stakeholder Conflict in an Alternative Sentencing Program: Implications for Evaluation and Implementation.
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McGarrell, Edmund F.; Sabath, Michael J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
Partial results of an evaluation of an alternative criminal-sentencing program indicate considerable disagreement among stakeholders over perceived program effectiveness. It is argued that these disagreements are not isolated events but are likely to be inherent in any program with the potential to change established systems within a complex…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Change, Conflict, Correctional Rehabilitation
Drug Treatment in Adult Probation: An Evaluation of an Outpatient and Acupuncture Program.
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Moon, Melissa M.; Latessa, Edward J. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The effectiveness of an innovative outpatient drug-free treatment facility serving felony drug offenders who are placed on probation is evaluated. Treatment included educational and group therapy as well as acupuncture. Background characteristics, levels of treatment, and selected outcomes are described. Principles of successful interventions are…
Descriptors: Adults, Crime, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction
The Generalizability of Brief Ratings of Psychosocial Functioning.
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Green, Rex S.; Jerrell, Jeanette M. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The multivariate generalizability of the Role Functioning Scale (RFS), which serves as a replacement for the global ratings of the Social Adjustment Scale, was studied with 396 severely disturbed clients of a public mental-health bureau. Generalizability of single subscales was less than that of the combined subscales. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Drug Rehabilitation, Generalizability Theory, Interviews
Crime Control Policy and Community Corrections Practice: Assessing the Impact of Gender, Race, and Class.
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Byrne, James M.; Taxman, Faye S. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1994
The trend toward expanding the use of prisons and jails for drug and alcohol offenders, sex offenders, and mentally ill offenders is examined, as is the corresponding conversion of community corrections programs to a surveillance and control orientation. The differential impact of this trend on women, minorities, and the poor is explored. (SLD)
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Community Attitudes, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation