Determining What Works in the Public Sector (and What Doesn't)
Public sector policy-makers such as governors, mayors and city managers must regularly make decisions about which public sector programs they should fund, at what levels and for how long. Most often, however, these policy-makers have little or no impartial evidence on which to base their investment decisions regarding substance abuse and violence prevention. A consortium of researchers and practitioners have developed an assessment protocol and review process for states to identify how effective their programs are. This initiative is designed to substantially reduce spending money on programs where there is little or no evidence of program effectiveness or where there is evidence of negative program effects. It also should facilitate the shifting of significant public funds into more effective programs.
Keywords:
Evidence-based, Policy-makers, Sustainablilty, Violence, Prevention, Substance Abuse
Stream:
Change
Presentation Type:
60 minute Workshop Presentation in English
Paper:
Determining What Works in the Public Sector (and What Doesn't)
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Dr. Alan Brown
Principal Investigator, Arizona Prevention Resource Center, Arizona State University
UNITED STATES
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Dr. Alan Brown serves as the Principal Investigator for the Arizona Prevention Resource Center. Alan has been a member of the faculty at Arizona State University for 36 years and he has extensive experience in management of large and complex projects funded by the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice. He holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. His postdoctoral training has focused on organizational psychology with specialized training in organizational development; strategic planning for organizations; methods of planned systems change; leadership and management development; and education policy. The emphasis in his career has been on finding and implementing ways to prevent and counter substance abuse, youth crime and violence, and the social ills that affect Arizona and the region. He has been a consultant to a number of state and federal agencies, and has worked collaboratively with other states on joint training and research projects. As principal investigator for the Center he has written or overseen successful grants for Arizona of over $210,000,000.00. Alan’s recent publications have dealt with report findings of the most effective practices and procedures discovered in the implementation of projects.
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