Moving On (Minnesota)
Problems addressed
Drug abuse
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Life periods served
Adults (18 to 59 years)
Where the program was applied
Prisons or socio-educational residential centers
Country of application
United States
Description

This is an intervention program based on a gender-sensitive curriculum designed to meet the different cognitive behavioral needs of incarcerated women.
The sessions consist of group discussions and individual interviews, and cover self-assessment, writing exercises, modeling, and roleplaying activities. Participants are encouraged to set goals for the future and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
The program has a graded practice model, which means that new skills are practiced progressively in more difficult situations, and also uses a reward/punishment system to encourage positive behaviors and deter negative ones.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation found that the program had a significant impact in terms of reducing recidivism, as measured by new arrests and convictions, but did not have a significant impact on reincarceration for a new crime and revocation of technical violations [1].
The study had a retrospective quasi-experimental design with matched comparison groups to assess the impact of the program on post-release recidivism outcomes. The total sample population consisted of 1,080 women who were about to be released from prison in Minnesota. The treatment group was divided into: Moving On pre-2011 (N = 216) and Moving On 2011-2013 (N = 864) [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Duwe, G. & Clark, V. (2015). Importance of Program Integrity. Criminology & Public Policy, 14(2), 301–328. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12123

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