Multimethod Strategy for Assessing Program Fidelity: The National Evaluation of the Revised G.R.E.A.T. Program

Finn-Aage Esbensen, Kristy N. Matsuda, Terrance J. Taylor and Dana Peterson
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Finn-Aage Esbensen: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA, esbensen@umsl.edu
Kristy N. Matsuda: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Terrance J. Taylor: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
Dana Peterson: School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, New York, NY, USA

Evaluation Review, 2011, vol. 35, issue 1, 14-39

Abstract: This study reports the results of the process evaluation component of the Process and Outcome Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program. The process evaluation consisted of multiple methods to assess program fidelity: (a) observations of G.R.E.A.T. Officer Trainings (G.O.T); (b) surveys and interviews of G.R.E.A.T.-trained officers and supervisors; (c) surveys of school personnel; and (d) ‘‘on-site,’’ direct observations of officers delivering the G.R.E.A.T. program in the study sites. Results illustrate a high level of program fidelity, providing greater confidence in any subsequent outcome results.

Keywords: fidelity; process evaluation; program evaluation; prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X10388126

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