Evaluating Criminal Justice Training Addressing AIDS Policy

Abstract

The AIDS Policy, Training, and Technical Assistance Project was designed to assist state and local criminal justice agencies to develop and implement human immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV)-related policies for both clients and employees of the organization. The target populations for the project were policymakers and managers from law enforcement, corrections, probation and parole, victim assistance, pretrial services, and drug and alcohol treatment services. A model 3-day HIV policy training curriculum, AIDS: From Policy to Practice, was pilot tested through a series of six national workshops for senior level administrators representing the target populations. A 6-month follow-up of the participants indicated significant changes in knowledge and attitudes about HIV policies and more important, policymakers had actually written/revised/implemented HIV-related policies as a result of the training program.