Vocational Training in Juvenile Detention: A Call for Action

Ameen, Eddy; Lee, Debbiesiu L.

doi:10.1002/j.2161-0045.2012.00008.x

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“…For instance, scholars have advocated for correctional education that includes vocational training as a means of preparing incarcerated individuals to re-enter society (Davis et al, 2013). Similarly, for adolescents, scholars often evaluate the effectiveness of job preparation and the features of vocational training programs in reducing delinquency (Ameen & Lee, 2012; Heller, 2014; Kessler et al, 2022). Our findings support the importance of work for adolescents and adults, as working zero hours was associated with the highest likelihood of offending for both populations.…”

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Age-Graded Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Hours of Work and Crime

Jaynes¹,

Santos²,

Kortright

et al. 2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Criminal justice researchers have focused on theoretical thresholds of work and their association with offending—such as “full-time” work among adults or “intense” work among adolescents. Despite the field’s reliance on these thresholds, there has been little empirical inquiry surrounding them. Using individual-level fixed effects and a sample of high-risk individuals, we evaluate age-graded heterogeneity in the relationship between hours of work and crime. Findings suggest that the association between hours of work and offending is negative and mostly linear among adults. However, the relationship is far more complex among adolescents, as it varies greatly by crime type and the specific number of hours worked. We discuss the practical implications of these findings with the suggestion that researchers and policy makers reconsider oversimplified work thresholds, as working more hours is not uniformly criminogenic among high-risk adolescents, whereas more hours worked is generally beneficial for young adults.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Age-Graded Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Hours of Work and Crime

Jaynes¹,

Santos²,

Kortright

et al. 2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Participation in vocational and/or educational programs provided inmates the opportunity for learning how to read, write, and develop the skills necessary for a healthy and successful transition back into their communities and society (Mohammad and Mohamed, 2015). The likelihood of a young offender successfully transitioning into a productive member of society on release can be significantly jeopardized if he or she has never experienced any previous form of guidance, vocational development, or taken some form of a reading and writing course (Ameen and Lee, 2012). Therefore, finding a meaningful place within the workforce and community does, in fact, have an effect on an individual's decision to participate in criminal activity (Petersilia, 2003).…”

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The Effect of Horticultural Community Service Programs on Recidivism

Holmes¹,

Waliczek²

2019

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The average cost of housing a single inmate in the United States is roughly $31,286 per year, bringing the total average cost states spend on corrections to more than $50 billion per year. Statistics show 1 in every 34 adults in the United States is under some form of correctional supervision; and after 3 years, more than 4 in 10 prisoners return to custody. The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of opportunities for horticultural community service and whether there were differences in incidences of recurrences of offenses/recidivism of offenders completing community service in horticultural vs. nonhorticultural settings. Data were collected through obtaining offender profile probation revocation reports, agency records, and community service supervision reports for one county in Texas. The sample included both violent and nonviolent and misdemeanor and felony offenders. Offenders who completed their community service in horticultural or nonhorticultural outdoor environments showed lower rates of recidivism compared with offenders who completed their community service in nonhorticultural indoor environments and those who had no community service. Demographic comparisons found no difference in incidence of recidivism in comparisons of offenders based on gender, age, and the environment in which community service was served. In addition, no difference was shown in incidence of recidivism in comparisons based on offenders with misdemeanor vs. felony charges. The results and information gathered support the continued notion that horticultural activities can play an important role in influencing an offender’s successful reentry into society.

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“…Kenaikan kadar pengulangan delikuensi oleh juvana memberi petanda proses resossialisasi atau usaha untuk merubah juvana tidak berjaya sepenuhnya. Sesungguhnya ketidakberhasilan usaha merubah juvana sering dikaitkan dengan adanya halangan dan masalah tertentu (Ameen & Lee, 2012;Nally, Lockwood, Ho & Knutson, 2014 Oleh yang demikian artikel ini memfokuskan persoalan iaitu 'apakah halangan yang menggugat keberhasilan proses resosialisasi juvana?' Persoalan ini diteroka dan dianalisis daripada konteks institusi pemulihan juvana di Malaysia.…”

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Resocialization Barriers: An Analysis From Malaysian Context

Bakar

Dawi

Hashim

et al. 2020

IJMTSS

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The process of resocialization is important to ensure that juveniles at the rehabilitation institution changed as expected by the community. But the process of resocialization will not completely successful if there are barriers. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify barriers that derange the successful resocialization process of juveniles. The data were obtained through an in-depth interview session with the respondent in the study and observation. Through purposive sampling, the twenty-seven staff of a correctional institution and twenty-three juveniles were selected to participate as respondents in this study. This study revealed that there were barriers that deranged the resocialization process such as juveniles factor (juvenile behavior; not interested in learning, religion classes, activities, programs), rehabilitation institution’s factor (inadequate facilities, inadequate finance), juvenile family’s factor (socioeconomic of the family, lack of parents’ responsibility) and society factor (negative perception of society). In conclusion, these findings prove that there are obstacles in order to resocialize juveniles from the Malaysian context. If these obstacles are not well addressed, it will give a negative impact not only on juveniles but also on Malaysia.

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Vocational Training in Juvenile Detention: A Call for Action

Cited by 10 publications

References 35 publications

Age-Graded Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Hours of Work and Crime

Age-Graded Heterogeneity in the Relationship Between Hours of Work and Crime

The Effect of Horticultural Community Service Programs on Recidivism

Resocialization Barriers: An Analysis From Malaysian Context

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