title: Multimethod strategy for assessing program fidelity: the national evaluation of the revised G.R.E.A.T. program.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121, USA. esbensen@umsl.edu
authors.forename: Finn-Aage
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Esbensen
authors.forename: Kristy N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Terrance J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D035846:Law Enforcement; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control*