Presentation
A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Evaluation of Girls…Moving On: A Gender-Responsive Program for Justice-Involved Girls
2021 American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting
(2021)
Abstract
Objective: Very few gender-responsive programs have been empirically evaluated for girls. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have directly examined the gender-responsive program, Girls…Moving On (GMO). Therefore, this study aimed to conduct the first known outcome evaluation of the GMO program.
Data/Methods: Utilizing secondary data, this study compares outcomes between girls who participated in GMO (n = 135) and girls receiving traditional programming (n = 135). This study examines how (1) participation in the GMO program and (2) completion of the program impact risk and strength scores as well as various recidivism outcomes.
Results: Overall, GMO program completion was significantly associated with decreased risk scores, increased girls' strengths scores, and improved self-efficacy levels. However, girls who did not complete the program tended to have similar outcomes to girls in the control group, suggesting that only partial exposure to the program did not significantly improve outcomes. There were also surrounding differential outcomes by race, as well as concerns with risk scores.
Conclusions/Implications: While there are noteworthy limitations to consider, the study's findings lead to several implications for future gender- and culturally-responsive programs developed for system-impacted girls.
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 18, 2021
Location
Chicago, IL
Citation Information
Linsey A. Belisle, Emily Salisbury and Jackie Parker Keen. "A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Evaluation of Girls…Moving On: A Gender-Responsive Program for Justice-Involved Girls" 2021 American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linsey-belisle/12/