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Evaluation of Father Flanagan's Boy' Home (Girls and Boys Town)

Award Information

Awardee
Development Services Group Inc.
Award #
2004-IJ-CX-0029
Funding Category
Continuation
Location

Bethesda, MD

Awardee County
Montgomery
Congressional District
8
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2004
Total funding (to date)
$759,538
Original Solicitation
National Institute of Justice Continuation Awards - Office of Research and Evaluation

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2004, $559,998)

This project will evaluate the impact of Girl's and Boy's town short term residential placement for delinquent girls. Three sites will be evaluated (Newark, Philadelphia, and New Orleans) using a quasi-experimental design. The samples will consist of 315 girls exposed to the program and 366 girls who receive traditional services. Short term outcomes to be assessed include changes in academic performance, number of treatment plan goals met, and overall adjustment/behavior. The long term goals to be measured include recidivism (rearrest, time to rearrest, and readjudication), academic performance, employment, pregnancy, substance use, and change in behavior. Data will be collected through official files, GBT files, and survey.

Date Created: September 22, 2004