Directions: This survey is being conducted by the Center for Criminal Justice Education & Research in the Department of Correctional & Juvenile Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University. Please answer the following questions as honestly and as accurately as possible. Your responses are essential in planning and implementing future videoconferences, and any information you provide here will be held in the strictest confidence by Eastern Kentucky University. If you have any questions about the evaluation, please contact Dr. James Wells at 606-622-1155. Thank you for your assistance.

Part I: Participant Information

1. Gender: MALE FEMALE 

2. Age (years) 

3. Ethnicity: WHITE BLACK HISPANIC OTHER(Please specify)
 

4. Highest Level of Education Completed

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE/GED 
ASSOCIATE DEGREE 
BACHELOR'S DEGREE 
MASTER'S DEGREE 
DOCTORATE DEGREE (Ph.D)
OTHER (Please Specify)
 
 
 

5a. Current Occupation  (e.g., law enforcement, education, etc.)
5b. Years in Current Occupation (years)
6a. Current Job Title (be specific)
6b. Years in Current Job (years)
7. Years Experience in Youth-Related Programs (years)
8. Number of OJJDP videoconferences in which you have previously participated

 
 
 

Part IIA: Internet Evaluation - General Aspects

8a. Please tell us as much as you know about your computer
(e.g., 486, pentium, pentium pro) 

8b. Please tell us as much as you know about your modem,
your connection to the internet, (i.e. speed or rate) and your access provider.

8c. Please tell us as much as you know about your
graphics card and monitor.

8d. Which streaming program did you use?
(i.e. realplayer or media player 

8e. Which Streaming Connection did you use? 
(i.e. Realplayer 28k, Realplayer 56k, Media Player 28k) 

8f. Number of previous times in which 
you have used streaming technology

8G. Other comments you may have on this
methodology of distance learning.
 
 
 
 
 

Part IIB: Videoconference Evaluation - Technical Aspects (Using the appropriate scale, circle the number that best reflects your view.)	Very  Unsatis factory	Unsatis factory	Neutral	Satis factory	Very  Satis factory
9. Overall Use of the Internet to  watch this teleconference
10. INTERNET AUDIO PORTION OF CONFERENCE
11. INTERNET VIDEO PORTION OF CONFERENCE
12. READABILITY/CLARITY OF VISUAL AIDS USED  (charts, graphics, etc.)
13. CALL-IN SUPPORT AT JUVENILENET.ORG
Part III: Videoconference Evaluation - Nontechnical Aspects
14. WEB SITE NAVIGATION TOOLS
15. KNOWLEDGE OF PANELISTS ABOUT TOPIC
16. CLARITY OF PANELISTS IN CONVEYING POINT
17. QUANTITY OF PARTICIPANT-PANELIST INTERACTIONS
18. QUALITY OF PARTICIPANT-PANELIST INTERACTIONS
19. PACKET OF MATERIALS PROVIDED FOR PARTICIPANTS
	Strongly  Disagree	Disagree	Not Sure	Agree	Strongly Agree
20. I ACQUIRED NEW KNOWLEDGE AND IDEAS FROM THIS  VIDEOCONFERENCE.
21. I FOUND THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE INTERESTING.
22. THERE WAS ENOUGH TIME TO ADEQUATELY COVER THE TOPIC.
23. I ANTICIPATE APPLYING WHAT I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS CONFERENCE TO MY WORK.
24. I FOUND THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE TO BE AS EFFECTIVE FOR DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AS TRADITIONAL CONFERENCING.
25. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS TOO GENERAL/BROAD.
26. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS TOO NARROW/SPECIFIC.
27. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS USEFUL.
28. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS RELEVANT TO MY FIELD.
29. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIS VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS TIMELY.
30. I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE OJJDP  VIDEOCONFERENCES.

Part IV: Additional Comments

31. The most beneficial aspect(s) of this videoconference was/were (Check all that apply):
(1) GAINING NEW KNOWLEDGE
(2) NETWORKING WITH OTHER PROFESSIONALS 
(3) FORMAT AND APPROACH
(4) VARIETY OF PROGRAMS DESCRIBED 
(5) SHARING INFORMATION AND IDEAS BETWEEN SITES 
(6) PROVIDING CONCRETE EXAMPLES 
(7) EXPERTISE OF PANELISTS
(8) OTHER (Please specify) 
 
 

32. How could the videoconference have been more productive and worthwhile? (Check all that apply.)
(1) PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC "HANDS-ON" INFORMATION
(2) IMPROVEMENTS OR ADDITIONS TO PRINT MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED 
(3) MORE ON-SITE PARTICIPATION 
(4) TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS (e.g., video, audio) 
(5) OTHER (Please specify)
 

33. Please describe any barriers or impediments that you see to applying on 
the job what you learned from this videoconference (e.g.,resources, staff, etc.). 

 

34. Upon what party (parties) would application of what you learned from
this videoconference mostly depend (e.g., line staff, middle management, legislators, etc.)? 

 

35. What topics would you like to see covered in future OJJDP videoconferences?

 

36. Additional Comments? 

Part V: Questions Specific to the "Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System" Videoconference

37. The videoconference identified a number of "get tough" changes in the handling of juvenile offenders as adults. Over the past decade or two in your jurisdiction, which of the following areas have undergone such change? Check the boxes of all that apply. 

Jurisdictional Authority -- Please describe.

Judicial Disposition/Sentencing Authority -- Please describe. 

Correctional Programming -- Please describe.

Confidentiality of Juvenile Court Records and Proceedings -- Please describe.

Victims of Juvenile Crime -- Please describe.

Other Please describe.

38. In your jurisdiction, are there statutory or policy changes currently being considered that, if implemented, would render the handling of juvenile offenders more similar to the handling of adult offenders?

NoYes -- Please describe.

39a. What amount of impact have the types of trends described in the videoconference had on your agency or organization?

Much Impact Some Impact Little Impact No Impact

39b. If your response to 39a was Much Impact or Some Impact, how would you rate the overall impact?
(Choose a number.)
 

VERY NEGATIVE  VERY POSITIVE 1 2 3 4 5

40. How would you rate your level of understanding and knowledge about trends and issues surrounding juveniles and the criminal justice system prior to this videoconference, with 1 representing the least amount of knowledge and 5 representing the most? (Choose a number.)
 

LEAST------ ------MOST 1 2 3 4 5

41. How would you rate your level of understanding and knowledge about trends and issues surrounding juveniles and the criminal justice system after this videoconference, with 1 representing the least amount of knowledge and 5 representing the most? (Choose a number.)
 

LEAST----- -----MOST 1 2 3 4 5

42. Did you learn anything from this videoconference that you found surprising or different from what you expected?

No Yes -- Specify

43. In your opinion, will the types of trends discussed during the videoconference lead to better control of juvenile crime? 

DefinitelyProbably Probably Not Definitely Not

Your Rationale 44. Would you say you learned enough about juveniles and the criminal justice system from this videoconference to make informed decisions on the major issues?

Yes No - Please specify what the conference could have done to better prepare you for decision-making.

Please return this evaluation form to your facilitator. Thanks for your assistance!