Aboriginal Courtwork Program Evaluation

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1 History of the Aboriginal Courtwork Program
  • 1.2 Purpose of the Evaluation
  • 1.3 Method of Study
  • 1.4 Evaluation Strengths and Limitations
  • 1.5 Structure of the Report
• 2. Overview of the Program
  • 2.1 Purpose of the Aboriginal Courtwork Program
  • 2.2 Delivery Model
  • 2.3 Program Activities
  • 2.4 Program Budget
  • 2.5 Intended Outcomes
• 3. Evaluation Findings
  • 3.1 Program Relevance
  • 3.2 Performance - Program Effectiveness
  • 3.3 Performance - Efficiency and Economy
• 4. Conclusions, Recommendations and Management Response
  • 4.1 Conclusions
  • 4.2 Recommendations and Management Response
• Appendix A: List of Documents Reviewed
• Appendix B: List of Literature Reviewed
• Appendix C: Key Informant Interview Guides
• Appendix D: Judicial and Court Officials Interview Guide
• Appendix E: Aboriginal Courtworker Survey
• Appendix F: Aboriginal Courtworker Program Client Survey

List of Tables

• Table 1: Number of Key Informants Interviewed by Group
• Table 2: Number of Judicial and Court Officials Interviewed by Jurisdiction
• Table 3: Number of Aboriginal Courtworkers Surveyed by Jurisdiction
• Table 4: Number of Clients Surveyed by Jurisdiction
• Table 5: Roles and Responsibilities of Key Stakeholders of theACW Program
• Table 6: ACW Program Funding — Annual Notional Allocation Fiscal Years 2008/09 to 2012/13
• Table 7: Type of Information Received by ACW Clients Surveyed
• Table 8: Examples of the Impacts of the ACW Program on Judicial and Court Officials
• Table 9: Use of the Four-Year Project Fund by Type of Project — (2008/09 to 2011/12)
• Table 10: Comparison of the Cost of the ACW Program per Client and per Courtworker in 2005/06 and 2010/11

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Aboriginal Courtwork Program Logic Model
• Figure 2: National Number of Clients who Received Courtworker Services by Year with Gender and Adult/Youth Breakdown.
• Figure 3: Reported Impacts of Courtworker services on Clients, the Justice System and Communities
• Figure 4: Courtworkers' Ratings regarding Program Effectiveness in Achieving Outcomes for Clients
• Figure 5: Average Ratings of Agreement among Judicial and Court Officials
• Figure 6: Impacts of the Aboriginal Courtwork Program on the Justice System
• Figure 7: The Effectiveness of the Aboriginal Courtwork Program in Achieving one of its Objectives

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