Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
University of Georgia
Second Presenter's Institution
n/a
Third Presenter's Institution
n/a
Fourth Presenter's Institution
n/a
Fifth Presenter's Institution
n/a
Location
Ballroom E
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Strand #2
Family & Community
Relevance
The following is a literature review of transition programs to move adjudicated youth back into their home (“Home” strand) and school (“Head” strand) environments from residential placement. It evaluates the reduction in recidivism and success in the home, vocational, and educational endeavors of the participants included. The relation of the home strand is evident throughout the discussion of engagement and barriers to reentry with the discussion of familial and peer relationships in the community. Much of the literature also focuses on the return to school and the importance of academic success and vocational training to reduce the likelihood of recidivism.
Brief Program Description
This presentation is literature review of 25 studies evaluating the transitional process from correctional placement into the community by youth ages 10-22. The review emphasizes the connections between engagement, service dosage, academic and vocational training and recidivism, and barriers to reentry with a focus on implications for practitioners.
Summary
The presentation evaluates 25 investigative studies regarding the transition of adjudicated youth from a residential placement back into their communities and schools. Within the studies, the following interventions are examined: Positive Youth Development, School Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports, person-centered planning, Nashua Youth Reentry, Transition Living Program, Transition Research on Adjudicated Youth in Community Settings Project. An examination of the data identifies significant barriers to reentry, the importance of individual planning, recommendations regarding dosage, the need for increased communication between school and juvenile justice placements, consistency between school and juvenile placements, and the importance of academics, vocational training, and engagement in reductions in recidivism. Furthermore, it illuminates the lack of needed services for those most likely to recidivate, youth involved with juvenile justice for the first time before age 14. Teaching replacement behaviors and the use of functional behavior assessment and behavior intervention plan services are also lacking in the transition back into the school environment. A discussion of practical implications and future directions are included.
Evidence
The systematic literature review includes only scholarly, peer-reviewed articles evaluating transition programs for adjudicated youth ages 14-22 that are investigative in nature. The presentation includes a review of the following programs: Transition Research on Adjudicated Youth in Community Settings (Bullis & Yovanoff, 2002), Pathways to Desistance (Chung, Schuebert, & Mulvey, 2007), Transition Living Program (Abrams, Shannon, & Sangalang, 2008), Project SUPPORT (Unruh, Gau, & Waintrup, 2009), Natural Bridge Program (Black, Bush, Crow, Hawes, Henry, & Hinkle, 1996), Positive Youth Development (Barton & Mackin, 2012), and School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (Jolivette, Swoszowski, Josephs, McDaniel, & Enni, 2012).
Biographical Sketch
Lacey Ray is a doctoral student at the University of Georgia with interests in applied behavior analysis, group contingencies, behavioral assessment, and transition from alternative placement to traditional school settings.
Keyword Descriptors
Adjudicated Youth, Transition, Students with Disabilities, PBIS, Person-Centered Planning
Presentation Year
2018
Start Date
3-5-2018 1:15 PM
End Date
3-5-2018 2:30 PM
Recommended Citation
Ray, Lacey C., "The Effects of Transition Programs on the Return to the Community from Residential Juvenile Justice Placement" (2018). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 104.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2018/2018/104
The Effects of Transition Programs on the Return to the Community from Residential Juvenile Justice Placement
Ballroom E
This presentation is literature review of 25 studies evaluating the transitional process from correctional placement into the community by youth ages 10-22. The review emphasizes the connections between engagement, service dosage, academic and vocational training and recidivism, and barriers to reentry with a focus on implications for practitioners.
