Gender-responsive practice and pregnant girls: A scoping review of America’s girls courts

Did They Move on? An Outcome Evaluation of the Gender-Responsive Program, Girls...Moving On

“…These courts were developed and designed to provide wraparound, holistic, gender-specific programming for system-impacted girls. These courts were modeled from other specialized courts (e.g., mental health courts, drug courts, and DUI courts; Jones et al, 2020). In a recent review, Jones et al (2020) reported eight Girls Courts 2 were operating in the U.S.…”

“…These courts were modeled from other specialized courts (e.g., mental health courts, drug courts, and DUI courts; Jones et al, 2020). In a recent review, Jones et al (2020) reported eight Girls Courts 2 were operating in the U.S. However, only half of these courts had outcome reports available (Jones et al, 2020).…”

“…In a recent review, Jones et al (2020) reported eight Girls Courts 2 were operating in the U.S. However, only half of these courts had outcome reports available (Jones et al, 2020). Research from one of the earliest Girls' Courts found that compared to a traditional juvenile problem-solving court, Honolulu's gender-specific court reduced recidivism and risky behaviors, alongside increases in healthy and prosocial relationships (Davidson et al, 2011).…”

“…Additionally, girls tend to commit less serious and less violent offenses (Sickmund, Sladky et al, 2021a); this may translate into them being viewed as less of a priority when considering the allocation of programming resources (including evaluation and assessment of programs). Gender-responsive programming also tends to encourage small cohorts of participants (see Anderson et al, 2016;Gies et al, 2015;Jones et al, 2020;Orbis Partners, 2016), making it difficult to reach sample sizes large enough to analyze.…”