A longitudinal study from 2012 examined two prostitution diversion programs, Baltimore's SPD and Philadelphia's PDC. The dataset likely contains qualitative interview and focus group data with clients and professionals, supplemented by quantitative program metrics and courtroom observations. It was authored by Corey Shdaimah and harvested by QDR.
Use Cases
- Compare program effectiveness based on features like length and judicial involvement mentioned in the description.
- Analyze client motivations and decision-making processes based on participant interview data.
- Study negotiations between clients and court professionals based on qualitative observations.
- Evaluate program compliance and service utilization based on quantitative metrics collected.
- Assess the risks and benefits of diversion programs for specific populations as outlined in the research goals.
Strengths
- Includes qualitative data from interviews and focus groups with over 20 participants in a pilot study.
- Provides a conceptual comparison of two distinct programs (SPD and PDC) based on key features.
- Combines multiple data sources: interviews, focus groups, observations, and quantitative program data.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- QDR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Primarily qualitative longitudinal design involving interviews, focus groups, observations, and quantitative analysis of program data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-20 19:58:49; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Baltimore City and Philadelphia