This indicator measures commitment to participate in voluntary intervention or diversion programs. This includes:
- participation rates
- completion rates
- the nature of that participation (for example, highly engaged or passive participation).
Outcomes
This indicator supports an outcome of Diversion.
Ways to measure
Qualitative measures, including:
- interviews
- surveys
- proportion of individuals who consent to attending a program
- those who both attend and complete a program.
Case notes could be used to examine:
- how engaged and active a client is when attending a program
- whether there have been any observed behavioural changes as a result of participation.
See the Countering Violent Extremism Evaluation Indicator Document [pages 97-101] for practical suggestions on ways to measure, such as:
- survey instruments
- example questions
- using administrative data.