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Introduces a symposium on performance measurement in public agencies. Argues that measuring performance requires much more than simply applying procedures, and identifies basic questions to be asked. (PAS)

SINCE THE EARLIEST REPORTS OF POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION STUDIES CHILDREN'S LITERATURE HAS BEEN SUGGESTED AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF CHILDREN'S IDEALIZED VIEWS OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY. AN EXAMINATION OF STORIES BY THE TWO BEST-SELLING AMERICAN AUTHORS FOR CHILDREN, HOWEVER, INDICATES THAT LEADERS ARE NOT PRESENTED IN A BENEVOLENT LIGHT BUT INSTEAD ARE OFTEN DEPICTED AS FALLIBLE AND SELFISH. THE IDEALIZATION IN THE STORIES IS NOT OF THE LEADER'S ABILITIES, BUT OF THE INDIVIDUAL PROTAGONIST'S POWER AS A LONE POLITICAL FORCE, EVEN THE SMALLEST AND MOST ORDINARY. THE STORIES APPEAR TO STRESS THE AMERICAN VALUES OF INDIVIDUALISM AND EGALITARIANISM ABOVE RESPECT FOR POLITICAL AUTHORITY.

Argues that the criminal courts are subject to the same type of influence which affect outcomes in other parts of the political system. Also, through its operations, the court system affects the operations of other agencies in the criminal justice system. These interrelationships have to be reflected in the design of an evaluation system. (PAS)