ERIC Number: EJ1359013
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Dec
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1098-2140
EISSN: EISSN-1557-0878
Developing Evaluation Approaches for an Anti-Human Trafficking Housing Program
Macy, Rebecca J.; Eckhardt, Amanda; Wretman, Christopher J.; Hu, Ran; Kim, Jeongsuk; Wang, Xinyi; Bombeeck, Cindy
American Journal of Evaluation, v43 n4 p539-558 Dec 2022
The increasing number of anti-trafficking organizations and funding for anti-trafficking services have greatly out-paced evaluative efforts resulting in critical knowledge gaps, which have been underscored by recent recommendations for the development of greater evaluation capacity in the anti-trafficking field. In response to these calls, this paper reports on the development and feasibility testing of an evaluation protocol to generate practice-based evidence for an anti-trafficking transitional housing program. Guided by formative evaluation and evaluability frameworks, our practitioner-researcher team had two aims: (1) develop an evaluation protocol, and (2) test the protocol with a feasibility trial. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of only a few reports concerning anti-trafficking housing program evaluations, particularly one with many foreign-national survivors as evaluation participants. In addition to presenting evaluation findings, the team herein documented decisions and strategies related to conceptualizing, designing, and conducting the evaluation to offer approaches for future evaluations.
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Slavery, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Migration, Prevention, Program Evaluation, Evidence Based Practice, Feasibility Studies, Housing, Program Design, Formative Evaluation, Transitional Programs, Victims of Crime, Well Being
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
Grant or Contract Numbers: 2016VTBXK057