An Empowerment Evaluation Model for Sexual Assault Programs: Empirical Evidence of Effectiveness

Using an empowerment evaluation approach, the Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SARP) Evaluation Project brought together university researchers, public health evaluators, state funders, and program staff to provide evaluation training and consultation to all state‐funded rape prevention and victi...

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Published in:American journal of community psychology 2004-12, Vol.34 (3-4), p.251-262
Main Authors: Campbell, Rebecca, Dorey, Heather, Naegeli, Monika, Grubstein, Lori K., Bennett, Kelly K., Bonter, Freya, Smith, Patricia K., Grzywacz, Jessica, Baker, Patsy K., Davidson, William S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
collaboration
Crime prevention
Crime Victims
Effectiveness
Empirical Research
Empowerment
empowerment evaluation
Evaluation
Humans
Medical sciences
Mental health
Michigan
participatory evaluation
Power (Psychology)
Prevention. Health policy. Planification
Preventive programmes
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rape
Rape - prevention & control
SARP
Sex Offenses - prevention & control
Sexual assault
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social services
Social Support
Social Work - organization & administration
USA
Victims of crime
Violence - prevention & control
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Summary:Using an empowerment evaluation approach, the Sexual Assault and Rape Prevention (SARP) Evaluation Project brought together university researchers, public health evaluators, state funders, and program staff to provide evaluation training and consultation to all state‐funded rape prevention and victim services programs in Michigan. In this paper, the specific activities of the SARP project are described, and process and outcome data are presented that address the effectiveness of this empowerment evaluation approach. Based on subjective reports from program staff and objective data obtained from state funders, results suggest that this evaluation model was successful in helping 90% of the prevention programs and 75% of the victim services programs successfully develop and launch program evaluations. One‐year follow‐up data indicate that 90% of the programs had sustained their evaluation efforts after the formal work of the SARP project had ended.
ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/s10464-004-7418-0