NCJ Number
53380
Date Published
1978
Length
37 pages
Annotation
ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED AND EVALUATED FOR A PROJECT INVOLVING LIAISON, SUBGRANTEE ASSISTANCE, AND CREATION OF A LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOCUS ON INDIAN COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS IN WISCONSIN.
Abstract
THE INDIAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR (ITAC) PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE WISCONSIN COUNCIL ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 PUT FORTH THE FOLLOWING GOALS: TO OBTAIN A COORDINATED EFFORT TOWARD EFFECTIVE INDIAN GRANT MANAGEMENT; TO ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE LIAISON BETWEEN THESE TRIBES AND BANDS IN WISCONSIN IN ORDER TO DETERMINE NEEDS AND PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITIES; TO EMPLOY A PERSON LOCATED WITHIN THE CENTRAL STATE OFFICE WHO WOULD SUPERVISE AND ADVISE INDIAN SUBGRANTEES, WHILE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCY; AND TO OBTAIN A FOCUSED VIEW TOWARD LONG-TERM INDIAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING NEEDS TO BE PRESENTED IN THE STATE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLAN. THIS EVALUATION REPORT DOCUMENTS THE ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ITAC DURING THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1977, AND A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT IS MADE OF THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECT TOWARD THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOALS. THE EVALUATION STAFF WAS PROVIDED WITH A BREAKDOWN OF MAJOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES, OUTCOMES, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS, INCLUDING A LIST OF THE PERSONS CONTACTED DURING THE COURSE OF ALL MAJOR UNDERTAKINGS. A TOTAL OF 54 PERSONS WERE INTERVIEWED TO DETERMINE THEIR FAMILIARITY WITH THE PROJECT, THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE ROLE OF THE ITAC AND OF THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THEM, THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT, AND ANY PROBLEMS RELATING TO IT. IN ADDITION, 19 OF THOSE INTERVIEWED WERE SELECTED AT RANDOM TO RESPOND TO A QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND RANK BY PRIORITY THE RESPONDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH PROJECT GOALS WERE REALIZED. IT IS CONCLUDED THAT THE GOALS INVOLVING LIAISON, SUBGRANTEE ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES, AND THE CREATION OF A LONG-RANGE PLANNING FOCUS FOR INDIAN COMMUNITY CRIMINAL JUSTICE NEEDS WERE ACHIEVED, WHILE COORDINATION FOR GRANT MANAGEMENT WAS PARTIALLY ACHIEVED. RESPONDENTS CITED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS THE MOST FREQUENT TYPE OF ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN BY THE COORDINATOR. TABULAR DATA ON THE PROJECT AND EVALUATION ARE PROVIDED. (RCB)