Hello Jean-Marc -
The US Surgeon General's Office (2001) conducted a study on Youth Violence
in the states. This study resulted in a reasonably
comprehensive report of prevention program effectiveness. Widely-used
programs targeted for all children/adolescents, those targeted for high risk
youth, and those targeted for those having already committed status offenses
were covered. Specific programs and strategies are identified as model,
promising, and ineffective based on data available (Chapter 5). The report
includes details regarding methods used for program evaluation. You might find
helpful information at:
Enjoy the venture!
Sandra
In a message dated 11/6/2005 12:32:02 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Greetings all,
I've just finished meeting with a colleague and the
police.
For the past six years, a local RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted
Police)
officer has been running a recreation program for youth at risk.
This
program consists of providing snowboarding equipment and day passes
to the
local ski hill and going for a day with the officer. In the
summer, they
go kayaking and rafting. The targetted youth get to go
every week, always
in group, with the officer. This is a voluntary
program, in that the youth
are not there because they are told to.
We have been asked by the RCMP to conduct an
evaluation
of their project. Here's the note that I was asked to
distribute. We'll
definitely put in the research time, but I was wondering
if any of you
has experience with such research projects, and perhaps are
aware of
previous
research.
Cheers!
NOTE:
Young Riders and
Crew Whitewater Crime Prevention Program Evaluation
The
National Crime Prevention Centre (Yukon), Yukon College and the RCMP
(M
Division), have undertaken a research evaluation of an innovative
crime
prevention program in Whitehorse, Yukon. The Young Riders and
Crew
Whitewater program provides at-risk and underprivileged youth the
opportunity to experience outdoor recreation. The Young Riders program
takes youth snowboarding on the community ski hill while the sister
project, Crew Whitewater, provides youth the opportunity to experience
rafting and kayaking during the summer. The program goals are to provide
a positive environment and healthy alternative to drugs and alcohol,
improved self-esteem, attitude to authority and police and youth
relationships, leadership and employability skills, and decreased
offending.
We are requesting assistance in the initial
development of the
evaluation for these programs. We are searching for the
following:
1. Research evaluating the efficacy of
similar outdoor recreation
programs.
2. Survey instruments used to measure attitudes and behaviour of
youth involved in similar programs.
3.
Suggestions for the research design
Thank you for your
assistance in this exciting initiative.
Jean-Marc
Perreault
Yukon College
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