The rapid expansion in project numbers created quality assurance challenges in regard to the operation and management outcomes of the projects. The Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform commissioned an evaluation report on the Garda youth diversion projects entitled, The Impact and Effectiveness of the Garda Special Projects, which suggested that a set of guidelines was required to develop a planned and strategic approach. The report recommended that the guidelines should set out the nature of youth crime prevention and diversion projects, the implementation structures required to deliver programmes at local level, the roles of the various stakeholders involved and the range of actions and measures that are appropriate to fund good crime prevention work.