1. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Academic Credit for Police and Correctional Academy Courses: The Criminal Justice Training Assessment (CJTA) Approach Discussants: Jack Greene, Excelsior College; Sutham Cheurprakobkit, Kennesaw State University; Angela West Crews, Washburn University; Gordon A. Crews, Washburn University; Prahba Unnithan, Colorado State University; Eric C. Schultz, Excelsior College

2. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 2 Overview History The Accomplishments –Lists –Data –Variables –Sample Data File –ACJS Abstract Submission Research Meeting-December 3, 2007 What Remains?

3. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment History

4. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment 2005 Training Provider Surveys To measure the impact of CJTA on agencies 7 main themes –Communication –College credits & degrees –Educational policies –Satisfaction with CJTA –College in general –Effect of college on job performance –Effect of college in job in general Objective Questionnaire (n=32) Opinions & Observations (n=31) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 4

5. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment 2005 Officer Survey: TXDPS To evaluate the impact of CJTA upon officers in the criminal justice field 6 themes –training –college credits and degrees –satisfaction with CJTA –college in general –the effect of college on the job in general –the effect of college on job performance 570 respondents Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 5

6. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Meeting in Minnesota- July 28, 2006 5 Discussion Questions in Focus Group Summary/Next Steps –3 recommendations Marketing strategy for proposed self-sustaining model Communication of credit recommendations to colleges Communication with assessed agencies to promote the assessment process Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 6

7. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Meeting in Kennesaw, GA-June 26, 2007 Jack Greene, John Maloy, Sutham Cheurprakobkit, Prabha Unnithan, Gordon Crews, Angela Crews Discussion of the data & grant monies Brainstorming of options Plan for progress Delegation of responsibilities Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 7

8. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Conference Call Personnel Involved –Midge Leahy, Dean, School of Liberal Arts –Jack Greene, CJTA Project Director –Sutham Cheurprakobkit, Kennesaw State –Gordon & Angela Crews, Washburn University –Prabha Unnithan, Colorado State University Progress report from Kennesaw meeting Delegation of continued responsibilities Discussion of ACJS Presentation in March 2008 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 8

9. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment The Accomplishments

10. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Lists (G. Crews) Developed from 847 page “Directory of College Credit Recommendations for Criminal Justice Training Programs: 2007” List of consultants (n=74) List of teaching methods (n=37) List of evaluation methods (n=41) List of agency/academy locations, programs, & training modules (n=47; 455 pages) List of consultant-created courses (n=772) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 10

11. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Data (A. Crews) Created 1000+ Page Codebook (4 days) Numbering still not completed Created SPSS Data File (3 days) 28 variables, but 888 iterations Other variables may be necessary Numbering still not completed Created “sample” data file-5 cases (2 days) 26 variables, but 46 iterations Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 11

12. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Variables Variables selected from the Directory of College Credit Recommendations for Criminal Justice Training Programs-2007 Edition 28 Variables (so far) –Agency Descriptives –Assessment Descriptives –Program and Course Descriptives Coding Questions Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 12

13. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Sample Data File Sample data entered (26 variables) 5 agencies (out of 47) What questions can we ask and answer (12)? –Descriptive, qualitative, quantitative, “best practices”/standards State law enforcement Local law enforcement State corrections What is important to know? Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 13

14. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment ACJS Abstract (S. Cheurprakobkit, with all) Academic credit for police and correctional academy courses: The Criminal Justice Training Assessment (CJTA) approach For the past few years, a federal grant sponsored by the Department of Justice has allowed teams consisting of faculty (from two-year and four-year colleges and universities) and practitioners to assess the training curricula of various United States law enforcement and correctional agencies. Although conventional wisdom in academia is against viewing training courses as credible, the assessment teams after carefully evaluating many such curricula, did make credit recommendation for deserving ones. The CJTA project helped connect the academic world of criminal justice with the world of practitioners and generated rich “inside” information on various agency training programs and academy courses. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 14

15. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Research Meeting December 3, 2007

16. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment 47 agencies with: Max of 33 assessed programs within each agency; Max of 21 consultant-created courses (n=772, collapsed into 62 for file) awarded credit within each assessed program within each agency; – X number of individual training modules within each consultant- created course within each assessed program within each agency; X number of training hours within each individual training module within each consultant-created course within each assessed program within each agency; –X number of instructional methods (max of 37) within each training module within each consultant-created course within each assessed program within each agency; »X number of evaluation methods (max of 41) within each training module within each consultant-created course within each assessed program within each agency. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 16

17. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment What Remains?

18. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Future Projects Address data issues Complete data entry ($$): about 30 min. per case Hire graduate assistants ($$) Refine research questions ($$) Work with graduate assistants to conduct data analyses to answer research questions ($$) Write and compile reports from data analyses ($$) Disseminate findings (w/agreements) Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 18

19. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Suggestions Complete data base and enter data –Oversight by A. Crews Logistics/divide resources –Split $ equally among 3 universities for student research projects –Should WE develop and disseminate research questions to be addressed (i.e., dictate the projects)? If so, who should develop them? Publication/presentation agreements Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2008 19

20. CJTA Criminal Justice Training Assessment Thank You! Any Questions?