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Base programs on an assessment of objective data about the drug and violence problems in the schools and community served.
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Design their activities to meet their measurable goals and objectives for drug and violence prevention.
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Use research based programs that provide evidence that the strategies used prevent or reduce drug use, violence, or disruptive behavior among youth.
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May use prevention approaches that have not yet been proved effective if the programs are part of an evaluation-based demonstration designed to validate the effectiveness of the approach.
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Evaluate their programs periodically to assess their progress toward achieving their goals and objectives.
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Use their evaluation results to correct approaches that are not working, to strengthen approaches that are working, and to refine the goals and objectives.
