U.S. General Accounting Office

Survey of Supervisors at U.S. Attorneys' Offices (GAO-04-616SP)

Training

 
Training is available to Assistant U.S. Attorneys through the National Advocacy Center (NAC). The purpose of the following section is to obtain information about whether the training provided by the Department of Justice through the NAC meets your needs in terms of improving the skills of the Assistant U.S. Attorneys in your unit.
 
53.
Do you, the local U.S. Attorney's office, or someone else in your unit assess the training needs of Assistant U.S. Attorneys that you supervise?
(Check only one answer.)
1. Yes, for all Assistant U.S. Attorneys
2. Yes, but for only new hires
3. No
4. Other - (Please specify below.)

 
If you answered "Other" above, please explain.

54.
Within the past two years, have you or Assistant U.S. Attorneys in any unit that you supervised taken courses from the NAC?
(Check only one answer.)
1. Yes - Continue with question 55.
2. No (Click here to go to question 59.)
3. I have not supervised a unit for two full years (Click here to go to question 59.)

55.
On average, about how many courses provided by the NAC do you believe that newly hired Assistant U.S. Attorneys should take during their first 2 years in the unit?
(Check only one answer.)
1. None, new Assistant U.S. Attorneys generally do not take courses from NAC
2. 1-2 courses
3. 3-4 courses
4. More than 4 courses
5. Other - (Please specify below.)

 
If you answered "Other" above, please explain.

56.
On average about how many courses provided by the NAC have been taken by each of the more senior Assistant U.S. Attorneys in your unit over a typical 2 year period?
(Check only one answer.)
1. None, experienced Assistant U.S. Attorneys generally do not take courses from NAC
2. 1-2 courses
3. 3-4 courses
4. More than 4 courses
5. Other - (Please specify below.)

 
If you answered "Other" above, please explain.

57.
Over the last 2 years, which of the following "delivery methods" have been used for courses offered by the NAC that were taken by any of the Assistant U.S. Attorneys in a unit you supervised?
(CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
1. Courses presented at the NAC
2. Courses presented at your office by a NAC instructor
3. Courses presented by video conference
4. Courses provided through Justice Television Network programming
5. Self-administered courses that were computer-based
6. Self-administered courses that used printed materials
7. Other - (Please specify below.)

 
If you answered "Other" above, please indicate other delivery methods.

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