ASCA Performance-Based Measures Resource Manual; PBMS Resource Manual
Publication year:
2010
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: This Resource Manual for the PBMS [Performance-based Measures System] nationwide automated information collecting system contains: introduction to PBMS; responses to frequently asked questions; ASCA Constitution; history and mission of PBMS; key indicators and counting rules; glossary of terms; data entry guidelines; sample reports; template for data upload; PBMS Users Guide; and training handouts and presentations. The PBMS will allow comparison of performance on a range of key correctional practices. Indicators are grouped into the areas of offender profile/contextual data (organizational and facility characteristics), public safety, institutional safety, mental health, substance abuse, justice, education, health, budget, and personnel.