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Assignment
Prepare 700 words or more reports in which you explain how you will apply evaluation strategies to evaluate the SARA model. The report will be shared with your supervisor, who wants to justify the evaluation to key decision-makers and stakeholders.
Use the following 4 headings in your report and address the following topics in your report:
I. Program Analysis
1. Identify and provide a link to the criminal justice program you researched.
2. Briefly describe the criminal justice program you selected in the Assessment Preparation task.
3. Indicate whether the program is a local, state, or federal program.
4. Explain the organization's mission.
5. Explain the goals/objectives of the program.
6. Explain a strategy and/or activity of the program. Include details to explain how the strategy or activity supports program goals.
II. Policy Analysis
1. Identify and provide a link to the criminal justice policy you selected and researched in the Week 1 Assessment Preparation task.
2. Summarize the policy and identify whether it is applicable at the local-, state-, or federal-government level.
3. Include relevant details about the legal statute or law the policy is aligned to.
4. Explain how the program fulfills the mandate(s) of the policy.
III. Your Evaluation Model
1. Identify the purpose of your evaluation.
2. Identify which evaluation model (e.g., embedded evaluation model, SARA model) is most appropriate for your proposed evaluation. Justify your choice.
IV. Evaluation Questions
1. Select 2 or 3 evaluation questions you would like to answer through your evaluation. Justify your selection.