Lessons learned from the Queens Probation Domestic Violence Pilot Program
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Author(s):
- Bastomski, Sara, author Henderson, Erica, author Duane, Marina, author
- Contributor(s):
- Urban Institute, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Washington, DC : Urban Institute, November 2020
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Domestic Violence -- prevention & control Government Programs Program Evaluation New York City United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- In November 2017, the NYC Department of Probation (DOP), the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), and the Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) collaborated to launch the Queens Probation Domestic Violence (QPDV) Pilot program to improve the borough’s response to DV. The pilot was designed for defendants with cases in the Queens Criminal Court DV part,1 and aimed to prevent DV and other kinds of recidivism and promote victim safety. Core components of the pilot include the provision of specialized, intensive probation supervision to people on regular and interim probation, the use of DV risk assessment, abusive partner intervention programs (APIPs), and responses to probation noncompliance. Between July 2018 and June 2019, the Urban Institute worked with local program partners to conduct a mixed methods evaluation of the pilot during its early implementation stage. To do so, Urban conducted a formative evaluation, an approach designed to coincide with the program’s initial development, during which its model was being finalized (Royse, Thyer, and Padgett 2014). Generally, we found that the program made substantial progress in its first 16 months, connecting 101 participants to services. However, it can be refined in certain ways. In this brief, we highlight key findings from our evaluation of the pilot’s development and initial implementation, early outcomes, successes and challenges with implementation, and lessons learned for other localities seeking to institute an effective response to DV.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-DC license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (20 pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations
- NLM Unique ID:
- 9918266093706676 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/9918266093706676