Analysis and report conducted by:
Council Oak Taining and Evaluation, Inc.

The staff of Council Oak Training and Evaluation, (COTE) provided the scoring of eleven community readiness interviews that were conducted by the CRIMES staff in the Choctaw Nation service area. The interviews were conducted with community services providers, educators, tribal members and law enforcement. The interviews were conducted by Amanda Barron, the Coordinator of Project CRIMES for the Choctaw Nation. These interviews focused on the readiness to deal with Native American youth delinquency in the community.

Ms. Barron provided COTE with a copy of all eleven the interviews. COTE staff then scored the interviews using the anchored rating scales of the Community Readiness model.

The Community Readiness Model was developed seven years ago at the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research at Colorado State University. The model offers a structure that assists communities, organizations and groups assess how ready they are to address an issue. The model begins with key informant interviews, usually four to five interviews per community or organization. The questions asked during the interview cover the following six dimensions of a community.

A. Community Efforts - The efforts that exist currently in the organization that focus on or deal with prevention or intervention.

B. Community Knowledge of Efforts - The knowledge the organization and community have of the current efforts.

C. Community Leadership - The support and awareness of the issue by the formal leadership in the community or organization.

D. Community Climate - The attitude/feelings in the organization about the issue.

E. Community Knowledge about the Issue - The awareness or knowledge of people in the organization specific to the issue.

F. Resources Related to the Issue - The current support for the issue.

First you will find a copy of the questions asked in each interview, followed by the scoring process, results, and recommendations.