Evaluation of Sobriety Court


Sponsor

Muskegon County

Project staff

Stephanie Evergreen, Principal Investigator
Kelly Robertson, Research Associate

Description

The external evaluation of Muskegon County’s Sobriety Court uses longitudinal data and interviews with ex-offenders to examine effectiveness and impacts.  Recidivism, improved education and employment, secure housing, and sobriety are main project outcomes the evaluation is assessing.  Beyond this, the evaluation seeks to understand the main participant groups taking part in Sobriety Court, to help the client see with whom the court system is having the most success.






Michigan Saves: Evaluability Assessment and Process Evaluation


Sponsor: Public Sector Consultants, Inc.




Project staff

Daniela Schröter, Principal Investigator
Anne Cullen, Co-Principal Investigator
Chris Coryn, Methodologist
Kelly Robertson, Project Manager
Gil Peach, Consultant


Description

Michigan Saves is a recently funded innovative statewide energy efficiency and distributed renewable financing program, implemented by Public Sector Consultants Inc. in partnership with Delta Institute. The Evaluation Center serves as the programs external evaluator tasked with conducting an evaluability assessment and process evaluation.


Upcoming

After completing the process evaluation of the Cherryland pilot project, we are now planning for the statewide process evaluation of residential programming.


Manuscripts in Preparations

Schröter, D. C., Coryn, C. L. S., Cullen, A., Robertson, K. N., & Alyami, M. Using concept mapping for planning and evaluation of a state-wide energy efficiency initiative. [Target journal: Energy Efficiency].


Presentations

Michigan Saves: Evaluability Assessment & Process Evaluation of an Innovative Energy Program. Presentation given at Western Michigan University’s Evaluation Center Evaluation Café Series. [with K. N. Robertson, A. Cullen, & M. Alyami]. Kalamazoo, MI. March 29, 2010.


Reports and Briefing Papers

Michigan Saves! Cherryland Pilot Project Evaluation Report (October 2010).

Evaluability Assessment of Michigan Saves! (May, 2010).

Michigan Saves Cherryland Evaluation Plan (March, 2010).

Michigan Saves Management Plan: Status of March, 2010.