Johns Hopkins Releases Report Evaluating Impact of PIVOT Baltimore
While the presence and evidence base for women’s re-entry programs have grown in recent years, evaluations of community-based programs outside the formal criminal justice system are sparse, and qualitative evidence that assesses the mechanisms that may underlie the effectiveness of gender-informed programs is lacking.
To address these gaps and inform program implementation, Johns Hopkins University’s Urban Health Institute initiated a study to evaluate PIVOT’s nine-week workforce development, personal development, and comprehensive case management program supporting women impacted by the carceral system in Maryland. Data sources include quantitative and qualitative data previously captured for case management and grant reporting and publicly available criminogenic data from July 2019 to May 2023.