Intervention with Girls and Women Involved in Gangs and Violence

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This panel will provide a collection of papers that look at what is being done around the world to intervene with girls and women involved in gangs and violence. Using empirical studies from the US, Central America and beyond, this panel will explore the different methods used to support women and girls to find pathways out of and away from violence. We will present papers that demonstrate how effective violence intervention is for women and girls, exploring the how and why of programs that are state funded and/or considered grassroots community intervention. In addition, we will discuss the consequences of leaving out certain groups from intervention or rehabilitation/reintegration programs. This panel will make comparisons between available evidenced-based intervention models for men and boys involved in gangs and violence and what girls and women are provided.

Sub Unit

• Area XII. Diversity and Inclusion

Individual Presentations

• "Violence Intervention Programs Are Not For Girls" - Michelle Lyttle Storrod, Widener University

• The Good Lives Model in practice: Paths towards social reintegration of women who have spent ime in prison - Ellen Van Damme, Université Libre de Bruxelles

• "See Us, Hear Us”: On Black Girlhood, Violence and Trauma in the UK - Ebinehita Iyere, Milk Honey Bees

• Black Girls’ Use of Music as a Coping Strategy to Heighten Resiliency and Probabilities for Survival Within Violent Environments - Gaylene Gordon, Rutgers University - Camden

Chairs

• Michelle Lyttle Storrod, Widener University

• Ellen Van Damme, Université Libre de Bruxelles