NCJ Number
14247
Date Published
1974
Length
31 pages
Annotation
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION OF A CONCENTRATED PROGRAM TO EQUIP OFFICERS TO APPLY TECHNIQUES OF THERAPEUTIC CASE ADMINISTRATION AND TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
Abstract
CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY RESOURCE UTILIZATION, CASE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES, AND GROUP TASK ASSIGNMENTS. COURSE STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS INCLUDED SPECIFIC TEXTS, AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS, VIDEO-TAPED SESSIONS, AND SPECIALLY DEVELOPED INFORMATIONAL ITEMS APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECTS AND DISTRICT. TEACHING METHODS INVOLVED LECTURES, CONSULTANT SPEAKERS, SEMINARS, ROLE DEVELOPMENT, AND SPECIAL STUDIES. PARTICIPANTS RESPONDED TO SEVERAL QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH WERE USED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRAM. THE THREE GOALS--TO INCREASE USE OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES BY OFFICERS, INCREASED INVOLVEMENT OF CLIENTS IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES OF BENEFIT TO THEM, AND IMPROVE OFFICERS' CASE MANAGEMENT SKILLS--HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE TRAINING PROJECT. ALL PARTICIPANTS DID NOT NECESSARILY BENEFIT TO THE SAME EXTENT OR DEGREE, NOR DID ALL PHASES OF THE TRAINING BENEFIT EVERY OFFICER. HOWEVER, TAKEN AS A WHOLE AND ALLOWING FOR THE REQUIRED TIME DELAY IN ASSESSING THE TOTAL IMPACT OF TRAINING, THE EVALUATION METHODOLOGY RESULTS SUPPORT THE TRAINING'S VALUE AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF KENTUCKY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)