This article assesses the effectiveness of a wide variety of oversight mechanisms through a literature review, a survey of state and federal administrators, and a survey of members of the American Orthopsychiatric Association. The literature and respondents generally agreed on which mechanisms were most effective. The strengths and weaknesses of the differing methods are brought out. The usefulness of looking at oversight in a broad manner becomes apparent.
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