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This report assesses the progress and accomplishments of the STOP Program through January 1998, covering the third year of STOP program authorization. The Violence Against Women Act, Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-322), provides for Law Enforcement and Prosecution Grants to states under Chapter 2 of the Safe Streets Act. The grants have been designated the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) grants by their federal administrator, the Department of Justice's Violence Against Women Grants Office in the Office of Justice Programs. They are "to assist States, Indian tribal governments, and units of local government to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women."

This guidebook is designed to help subgrantees document their accomplishments and to offer assistance to state STOP (services, training, officers, and prosecutors) coordinators as they try to support the evaluation activities of their subgrantees. The first four chapters contain general guidance for doing evaluations and working with evaluators. The next chapter explains the requirements of the Subgrant Award Report and the Subgrant Statistical Summary. The remaining chapters comprise a resource section covering specialized topics.

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