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From page 42... ... 42 Appendix B MITRE CORPORATION EVALUATION OF IMPACT CITIES The d r a f t f i n a l r e p o r t of the M i t r e evaluation discusses the p o l i t i c a l dimensions of Impact C i t i e s i n the f o l l o w i n g way: Among the p o l i t i c a l requirements imposed upon the program from i t s i n c e p t i o n were: • a h i g h l y emphasized a c t i o n focus; • q u a n t i f i e d o b j e c t i v e s f o r the program (the 5 percent and 20 percent reduction f i g u r e s ) t h a t were n e i t h e r based upon any e m p i r i c a l evidence t h a t they could be a t t a i n e d , nor even o p e r a t i o n a l l y defined; • a c i t y s e l e c t i o n process based upon u n c l e a r l y s p e c i f i e d c r i t e r i a ; o use of the New F e d e r a l i s t philosophy t h a t had become a p o l i t i c a l r e q u i s i t e f o r LEAA programs; and o a three-way partnership among f e d e r a l , s t a t e , and c i t y a u t h o r i t i e s without any very clear s p e c i f i c a t i o n and d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n of the r o l e s and funct i o n s of each. Read the entire page →
From page 43... ... 43 r e p o r t as f o l l o w s : The New F e d e r a l i s t approach s i g n i f i e d , i n Impact, t h a t c i t i e s (having determined t h e i r own p r i o r i t i e s based on t h e i r analyses, and chosen t h e i r p r o j e c t s ) would also have c o l l e c t e d t h a t data they saw f i t t o collect...New Federalism meant...that no mandatory e v a l u a t i o n standards had been established f o r the s t a t e s , t h a t no requirements e x i s t e d f o r comparable and uniform data across the s t a t e s , and t h a t no r o u t i n e f e d e r a l monitoring of the adequacy of st a t e planning and assistance f u n c t i o n s had been i n s t i t u t e d . Read the entire page →

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... 42 Appendix B MITRE CORPORATION EVALUATION OF IMPACT CITIES The d r a f t f i n a l r e p o r t of the M i t r e evaluation discusses the p o l i t i c a l dimensions of Impact C i t i e s i n the f o l l o w i n g way: Among the p o l i t i c a l requirements imposed upon the program from i t s i n c e p t i o n were: • a h i g h l y emphasized a c t i o n focus; • q u a n t i f i e d o b j e c t i v e s f o r the program (the 5 percent and 20 percent reduction f i g u r e s ) t h a t were n e i t h e r based upon any e m p i r i c a l evidence t h a t they could be a t t a i n e d , nor even o p e r a t i o n a l l y defined; • a c i t y s e l e c t i o n process based upon u n c l e a r l y s p e c i f i e d c r i t e r i a ; o use of the New F e d e r a l i s t philosophy t h a t had become a p o l i t i c a l r e q u i s i t e f o r LEAA programs; and o a three-way partnership among f e d e r a l , s t a t e , and c i t y a u t h o r i t i e s without any very clear s p e c i f i c a t i o n and d i f f e r e n t i a t i o n of the r o l e s and funct i o n s of each.

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... 43 r e p o r t as f o l l o w s : The New F e d e r a l i s t approach s i g n i f i e d , i n Impact, t h a t c i t i e s (having determined t h e i r own p r i o r i t i e s based on t h e i r analyses, and chosen t h e i r p r o j e c t s ) would also have c o l l e c t e d t h a t data they saw f i t t o collect...New Federalism meant...that no mandatory e v a l u a t i o n standards had been established f o r the s t a t e s , t h a t no requirements e x i s t e d f o r comparable and uniform data across the s t a t e s , and t h a t no r o u t i n e f e d e r a l monitoring of the adequacy of st a t e planning and assistance f u n c t i o n s had been i n s t i t u t e d .

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