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Reality Check

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  • Christine S. Sellers

    (University of South Florida)

  • Terrance J. Taylor

    (University of Nebraska at Omaha)

  • Finn-Aage Esbensen

    (University of Nebraska at Omaha)

Abstract

The Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.) program is a school-based gang prevention initiative developed in 1991 through the collaborative efforts of the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and the Phoenix Police Department. Uniformed law enforcement officers, certified as G.R.E.A.T. instructors, teach the 9-week curriculum to middle school students. In 1994, the National Institute of Justice funded a national evaluation of the G.R.E.A.T. program. The process evaluation component of this larger study is reported. First, results of on-site observations of the G.R.E.A.T. Officer Training program, including an overview of the training activities, and the authors' assessment of the training process are reported. Second, observations of the implementation of the program by officers at six sites are reported. Of primary concern was whether the program delivered to students was similar to the program taught to the officers during the G.R.E.A.T. OfficerTraining.

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  • Christine S. Sellers & Terrance J. Taylor & Finn-Aage Esbensen, 1998. "Reality Check," Evaluation Review, , vol. 22(5), pages 590-608, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:22:y:1998:i:5:p:590-608
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X9802200502
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