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An Innovative and Efficient Propensity Score Methodology for Evaluating OVI Courts
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| Robert Seufert, Miami University, seuferrl@muohio.edu
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| Kaitlin Kubilius, Miami University, kubilika@muohio.edu
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| Abstract:
Recently, OVI (operating a vehicle while impaired) courts have been used to rehabilitate OVI offenders instead of incarceration. We used logistic regression-based propensity scores, a sophisticated method for determining statistical equivalency, to compare outcomes between participants in the first Ohio OVI court and statistically equivalent nonparticipant offenders. The subjects were compared on number of OVIs, driving under suspension (DUS), and alcohol- and drug-related offenses subsequent to program referral; operator’s license validity at the conclusion of the study period; and numbers of jail days served. Participants had significantly better outcomes than nonparticipants on the following: subsequent alcohol-related offenses (p = .10), valid operator’s license (p = .05), mandatory jail days served (p = .001), and total jail days, including any additional time served for noncompliance with OVI court or probation terms (p = .001). While not significant, OVI court participants also had fewer subsequent OVIs and DUSs.
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Evaluation of Family Strengthening Services to Incarcerated Fathers and Their Partners
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| Presenter(s):
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| Christine Lindquist, RTI International, lindquist@rti.org
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| Anupa Bir, RTI International, abirt@rti.org
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| Tasseli McKay, RTI International, tmckay@rti.org
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| Hope Smiley-McDonald, RTI International, smiley@rti.org
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Recent research suggests that the partners and families of incarcerated men are an important resource for men’s successful reentry into society. However, programming to support couple and family relationships through incarceration and community reintegration is relatively rare. The Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and Their Partners (MFS-IP), which were funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, were designed to meet this need by providing services to families during and after a father’s incarceration to enhance family functioning and improve reentry outcomes. A four-year implementation study of these grantees has documented the particular demands of implementing programming at this crucial juncture of the human services and criminal justice sectors. Implementation findings also point to some key strategies that successful grantees use to serve families effectively. In addition, a longitudinal impact study of couples participating in MFS-IP services and comparable couples is being conducted. Findings from the baseline interviews provide insights into the family structures, incarceration experiences and service needs of this population.
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Implementation Evaluation of a Reading Intervention Program for Incarcerated Youth
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| Presenter(s):
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| Deborah Kwon, The Ohio State University, kwon.59@osu.edu
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| Raeal Moore, The Ohio State University, moore.1219@gmail.com
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| William Loadman, Ohio State University, loadman.1@osu.edu
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This study focuses on the implementation evaluation of a federally funded multi-site reading program, Scholastic Read 180. The fidelity of implementation of the Read180 program was gauged through multiple sources and methods, including self-reported measures and evaluator classroom observations. Challenges associated with aligning the logic model to actual implementation as well as difficulties in measuring fidelity of implementation with regard to this program will be discussed. Instruments and results will be shared highlighting the streamlined observational rubric that was developed as well as reconciling a contradictory data pattern that posed a unique problem to triangulating data. Future uses of the implementation data such as connecting the implementation with the impact to provide institution-level variables for the multi-level dataset will be explored.
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Using Logistic Regression to Predict Incarcerated Youth’s Reading Proficiency
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| Presenter(s):
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| Jing Zhao, The Ohio State University, zhao.195@osu.edu
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| William Loadman, Ohio State University, loadman.1@osu.edu
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| Raeal Moore, The Ohio State University, moore.1219@gmail.com
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| Weijia Ren, The Ohio State University, osurwj@gmail.com
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| Deborah Kwon, The Ohio State University, kwon.59@osu.edu
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| Charles Okonkwo, The Ohio State University, okonkwo.1@buckeyemail.osu.edu
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Reading skill is one of the most important skills youth need to master today. The primary purpose of the present study is to examine the impact of the intervention program, Read180 on incarcerated high school youth’s reading achievement, to be specific, to see whether the program helped them move from being basic readers to being proficient readers. It also aims to see the relationship between reading proficiency and other variables such as race and disability across high schools. Reading ability is assessed using Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI). The sample consists of 348 incarcerated youth in seven high schools in Ohio State after four quarters of instruction. Logistic regression analyses will be conducted to see if treatment, race, and disability are significant predictors of whether the youth are proficient readers or not. Dependent variable is the SRI scores (0=basic and 1=proficient). Policy implications for the study will also be discussed.
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