Department of Justice Drug Demand Reduction Activities

Report No. 03-12
February 2003
Office of the Inspector General


APPENDIX VIII

OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS
DATA SOURCES FOR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

 

PERFORMANCE INDICATOR DATA SOURCE


Byrne Discretionary Grant Program

Number of projects funded to develop, implement, and document drug and violent crime practices BJA's Program Development Division's Database
Technical Assistance Programs funded to support drug and violent crime program sites BJA's Program Development Division's Database


Byrne Formula Grant Program

Number of Byrne Formula supported multi-jurisdictional task force projects, as projected/allocated by states (includes drug task forces) BJA/SLAD Division "Attachement A" System
Byrne Formula funding directed toward Byrne Formula supported multi-jurisdictional task force projects, as projected/allocated by states (includes drug task forces) BJA/SLAD Division "Attachement A" System


Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Demonstration Program

Number of alcohol and substance abuse community-based programs available for arrestees and their family members Grantee Semi-annual progress reports
Number of detention or probation-based alcohol and substance abuse programs available to offenders Grantee Semi-annual progress reports


Criminal Records Upgrade Program

Percentage of recent state records which are automated BJS Report
Percentage of records accessible through the Interstate Identification Index (III) BJS Report
Number of records available through Interstate Identification Index (III) BJS Report
Number of states with automated interface between sex offender registry and other state systems/agencies BJS Report and FBI


Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program

Number of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs initiated, or expanded, in state and local correctional facilities (cumulative) Project Reports and Annual Evaluations
Number of offenders treated for substance abuse (cumulative) Project Reports and Annual Evaluations


Correctional Grant Programs

Number of facilities under construction CPO Files
Number of facilities available CPO Files
Number of beds projected for completion CPO Files
Number of beds available CPO Files


Weed and Seed Program

Percent of participants who feel safe havens are working to reduce crime Survey
Participants who feel that community policing is working to reduce crime (Percent of responses from customer survey) Survey
Number of sites using the following policing activities:
(a) foot patrols,
(b) bike patrols,
(c) substations,
(d) crime watch, and
(e) participation in community meetings
Site Reporting
Number of homicides per site Site Reporting
Number of drug arrests Site Reporting
Number of sites including a multi-jurisdictional task force Site Reporting
Number of sites that have faith-based partners: (a) on the steering committee, (b) as the grantee, (c) as a sub-grantee Site Reporting
Number of sites that have a prosecutor dedicated to trying firearms cases Site Reporting
Number of sites that have found other sources of funding Site Reporting


Safe Start Program

Number of program models developed through identification of best practices OJJDP Files
Number of system improvement activities identified within existing demonstration sites OJJDP Files


Title V - Tribal Youth Programs

Number of Project Sentry "Safe School Task Forces" established within the School Safety Initiative OJJDP Records
Number of Tribes Implementing Programs within:
(f) category I - reduce, control, prevent crime and delinquency both by and against tribal youth;
(g) category II - interventions of court-involved tribal youth;
(h) category III - improvement to tribal juvenile justice systems;
(i) category IV - prevention programs focusing on drugs and alcohol; and
(j) tribal mental health services
OJJDP Records
Number of underage drinking programs implemented (Discretionary) OJJDP Records
Number of community prevention programs implemented OJJDP Records


Drug Prevention Demonstration Program

Number of middle/junior high school students reached (life skills program) Final Grantee Report
Number of prevention programs implemented (life skills program) OJJDP Reports
Number of youth served (drug demonstration program) OJJDP Reports


Drug Courts Program

Number of new DCPO-funded drug courts American University Clearinghouse
Cumulative number of DCPO-funded drug courts American University Clearinghouse
Percent of drug court program participants in grantee programs that do not commit other crimes while participating in the program American University Clearinghouse
Number of operational DCPO-funded drug courts American University Clearinghouse
Establish partnerships with other agencies to provide training and technical assistance to grantees DCPO Files
Establish IAAs with other federal agencies to support DCPO's mission DCPO Files
Number of participants who have graduated from DCPO-funded drug court programs American University Clearinghouse
Number of participants currently enrolled in DCPO-funded drug court programs American University Clearinghouse