Oversight Improvement at Government-operated Facilities

16.	How much of a priority does your agency place on changes or improvements in each of the following oversight activities for government-operated residential facilities providing juvenile justice or rehabilitation services for youth?
	(Check one for each row.)

		Very low or no priority	Low priority	Moderate priority	High priority	Very high priority	Don't know	No response
16a.	Increase initial licensing activities (e.g., more inspections, reviews of reports, recruitment of new facilities, expanded coverage, etc.); or add licensing authority, if your agency does not offer licenses currently
16b.	Recruit and hire more inspectors
16c.	Train staff to conduct inspections
16d.	Collect and maintain data on government-operated residential facilities; develop a data base
16e.	Prepare and disseminate reports
16f.	Increase coordination among state agencies
16g.	Increase monitoring and follow-up activities

17.	What priority would you place on each of the following oversight improvements for government-operated residential facilities providing juvenile justice or rehabilitation services for youth? Please rank order the improvements from 1 to 7, with 1 being the highest priority and 7 the lowest. Enter numbers, using all the ranks.
	(Enter number for each.)

17a.	Increase initial licensing activities (e.g., more inspections, reviews of reports, recruitment of new facilities, expanded coverage, etc.); or add licensing authority, if your agency does not offer licenses currently
17b.	Recruit and hire more inspectors
17c.	Train staff to conduct inspections
17d.	Collect and maintain data on government-operated residential facilities; develop a data base
17e.	Prepare and disseminate reports
17f.	Increase coordination among state agencies
17g.	Increase monitoring and follow-up activities

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Full Report: GAO-08-346

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