The HOPE Implementation Experience in Four Sites: Lessons from the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment

• In Event: Experiencing Probation: Results from the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Evaluation

Abstract

This presentation discusses results from the process evaluation of the recently completed four site NIJ/BJA Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Demonstration Field Experiment, focusing on the implementation experience at each site. Topics include factors that enabled and challenged implementation, opinions of HOPE from the HOPE team members, group dynamics in which the implementation was embedded, sustainability prospects, and other issues.

Authors

• Gary Zajac, Pennsylvania State University

• Debbie Dawes, RTI International

• Elaine Arsenault, Pennsylvania State University