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GGD-77-72A 1 (1978-07-14)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaxql0001 and id is 1 raw text is: DOCUMENT RE.SUME 0656.3 - fB20870921 Evaluation Needs ot Crime Control Planers, Lecisicrmakers, and Policyakei. Are Not Being Met: A Summary. GGD-78-7;A; B-111019. July 14, 1970. 16 pp. Report to the ConqreEs; by Elmer B. taate, CcmptLcller General. Issue Area: Lai Enforcement and Crime Prevention 4500) ; Irogram Evaluation Systems: Agency Evaluation 12601). Contact: General Government DJv. Budget Function: Law Enforcement and Justice: law Enforciment Assistance (754). Organization Concerned: Department of Justice; Law -nforcement Assistance Administration. Congressional Relevance: House Coazi .tee on the Judiciary; Senate Committee on the Judiciary; Congress. authoriti Crime Control Act of 1976. Since 19b9 the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) has awarded over $5 billion to Ztate and local qovernments to reduce crime and delinquency. An atalysis of evaluations of the ispact and effectiveress of programs receiving these funds was summarized. indings/Ccncluricrs: Evaluation activities ¢f LIAA and the States have teen inadequate to meet planning, decisictmaking, and policynaking needs of isers concerned with the intergovermenta: ticck grant crime control proqram. For example: the alcunt and types of evaluation work had nzt been adequate, and quality of evaluation activities and products was questionable, evaluation information users' needs were not being met, the allccotioc and marugement ot evaluation resources needed improvement, and better coordinatioit of evaluation progrdm effcrts was needed. 1EA should place qreater emphasis upon tuilding evaluation into proqrams and projects before they are starred at the Federal, State, and local levels, and exercise greater leadership. Recommendations: The Congress should consider vxpamding LEAA's research, development, demcnstraticn, and evaluation role, with qreater involvement from State and local governments. The Attorney Genera), should direct LEAR tc Frovide for sutstantive involvement of State and local officials in formulati.g evaluation policies, guidelines, and requirements. S~ch efforts should include establishinq an evaluaticn coordinating committee and assessinq evdluation information feedback needs of States and localities periodically. The Attorney General shculd direct the Administrator of LEAA to: provide fcz the crganizational placement of evaluation responsibilities minimally at the Deputy Administrator level and provide for additicnal resources foL evaluation functions; increase the priority emlhasis af research and developmetit efforts; develop reliable data bases, evaluation measures, and assessment criteria to determine the impact of programs stimulate the use of proqraa-lev jl ard outcome evaluatio.s; develop and require standaadied re10orting Systems;

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