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<br />APPENDICES, Page | 73 <br />objectives, more broadly stated and govern the specific objectives to which program <br />activities are directed. <br />In proposals, goals are defined by broad statements of what the program intends to <br />accomplish, representing the long-term intended outcome of the program5. <br />Examples of goal statements6: <br />• To reduce the number of youths who commit serious offenses. <br />• To reduce the number of youths who exhibit a pattern of chronic offending. <br />• To divert youth who commit nonviolent offenses from state juvenile correctional <br />institutions. <br />• To restore the losses suffered by the victims of crimes. <br />• To make improvements in academic behavior and/or achievement. <br />• To reduce rates of youth substance use in the target area. <br />Objectives are statements of specific, measurable aims of program activities. Objectives <br />detail the tasks that must be completed to achieve goals. Descriptions of objectives in the <br />proposals should include three elements7: <br />1) Direction – the expected change or accomplishment (e.g., improve, maintain); <br />2) Timeframe – when the objective will be achieved; and <br />3) Target Population – who is affected by the objective. <br />Examples of program objectives8: <br />• By the end of the program, drug-addicted youth will recognize the long-term <br />consequences of drug use. <br />• To place eligible youth in an intensive supervision program within two weeks of <br />adjudication to ensure their accountability and the community’s safety. <br />• To ensure the youth in this program carry out all the terms of the mediation <br />agreements they have worked out with their victims by program completion. <br />• To improve the self-discipline and study habits of youth enrolled. <br /> <br /> <br />5 Justice Research and Statistics Association, Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center. (2003, June). Juvenile Justice Program <br />Evaluation: An overview (Second Edition). Retrieved from http://www.jrsa.org/pubs/juv-justice/program-evaluation.pdf. See also <br />New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. A Guide to Developing Goals and Objectives for Your Program. Retrieved <br />from http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/ofpa/goalwrite.htm. <br />6 Id. at p. 4. <br />7 Justice Research and Statistics Association, Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center. (2003, June). Juvenile Justice Program <br />Evaluation: An overview (Second Edition) p. 5. Retrieved from http://www.jrsa.org/pubs/juv-justice/program-evaluation.pdf. <br />8 Id. <br />7.C. - Page 81 of 101 <br />140