County of Santa Clara Community Corrections Partnership 1 AB 109 Evaluation: Interim Evaluation and Long-Term Evaluation Planning August 23, 2012
Agenda 2 Introductions AB 109 Interim Evaluation Overview Project Timeline CCP Evaluation Priorities Next Steps
Introductions 3 Resource Development Associates (RDA) Established in 1984 Systems approach to performance assessments, planning, organizational development, grant writing and evaluation Outcomes-based, emphasizing efficient and effective use of resources and actionable results Related Projects San Mateo Co. AB 109 Local Implementation Plan Development San Mateo Co. Sheriff ’ s Office In-Custody Programming Plan Santa Clara Co. MHSA Innovation Project Evaluation: Transitional MH Services to Newly Released County Inmates
Project Overview 4 Project Objectives: Assess the progress of the AB 109 implementation plan, and determine program outcomes for the County’s realigned population Make recommendations about the longterm evaluation of the AB109 program Project Timeline August 2012 to February 2013 Evaluation Design and Policy Research and Data Analysis Workgroup: Steering Committee: o Kathy Sanchez, ISD/CJIC Javier Aguirre, Office of the County Executive o Neelam Wadhwani, Sheriff/ Department of Corrections Fran Palacio, Office of the County Executive o Anthony Holguin, Mental Health Department Joseph Mensah, Probation Kakoli Banerjee, DADS
Interim Evaluation 5 Evaluation questions: To what extent has the program been implemented as planned? To what extent have AB109 offenders improved outcomes, particularly recidivism? What are the results and lessons of Year 1? Activities Develop evaluation plan and logic model Conduct interviews with service providers and AB109 and 1170(h) offenders Analyze client-level data (e.g., units of service, outcomes, etc).
Options for Long-term Evaluation 6 Key questions What are SCC ’ s evaluation priorities? How are similar counties implementing their AB109 programs? What is SCC ’ s data capacity? What are SCC ’ s data needs? What are the options for long-term evaluation of AB109 implementation? Activities Interviews and surveys IT site visit
Project Timeline 7 TASK Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Assess SCC priorities Determine evaluation options Assess SCC data capacity Report on evaluation options Develop evaluation plan Collect and analyze data Report on program implementation and outcomes
Next Steps 8 By September 30, 2012 Conduct online survey of CCP members (or designees) to determine evaluation priorities Key informant interviews with Public Safety & Justice Committee leaders Report on evaluation priorities Develop evaluation plan and lead evaluation work-session with Data Assess IT capacity for data collection related to evaluation By October 15, 2013 Conduct interviews and survey with CCP representatives from the 12 largest California counties Assess evaluation approaches and activities
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