Overview of G.R.E.A.T. 1 and G.R.E.A.T. 2

• In Event: Twenty Years of Evaluating the G.R.E.A.T. Program: A retrospective assessment of two prospective studies

Abstract

This presentation provides an overview of two multi-site longitudinal evaluations of the G.R.E.A.T. program. Both projects were funded by the National Institute of Justice, with G.R.E.A.T. 1 funded from 1994 through 2001 and G.R.E.A.T. 2 funded from 2006 through 2013. While the primary objective of both grants was to evaluate the effectiveness of this school-based gang prevention program, the evaluation team collected data that allowed for addressing a number of methodological and substantive issues.

Author

• Finn-Aage Esbensen, University of Missouri - St. Louis