Youth offender reentry: Models for intervention and directions for future inquiry

Abrams, Laura S.; Snyder, Susan M.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.07.023

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“…Such support could be critical, and potentially protect against erosion of effects typically observed following participation in residential programs (e.g., Barker 1988). Studies describing the process of reentry into communities following incarceration emphasize the key roles of neighborhood context (Abrams and Snyder 2010), social support (Laub and Sampson 2001), and informal mentoring (Todis et al 2001) in discouraging recidivism and fostering successful reentry.…”

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Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents

Schwartz

Rhodes

Spencer

et al. 2013

American J of Comm Psychol

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This study examines youth initiated mentoring (YIM), a new approach to mentoring in which youth nominate mentors from among the non-parental adults within their existing social networks (e.g., teachers, family friends, extended family members). YIM is currently being implemented through the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP), an intensive residential intervention program for youth ages 16-18 who have dropped out or been expelled from high school. This study employed a mixed methods explanatory design, drawing on quantitative data from a national longitudinal evaluation of NGYCP (N = 1,173) and qualitative data from a subsample of participants (N = 30) in the evaluation. Results indicated that more enduring mentoring relationships were associated with increased retention of educational, vocational, and behavioral outcomes 3 years following entry into the study. Qualitative data suggested that, when relationships endured, mentors contributed to improvements in participants' educational and occupational success, quality of relationships with parents, peers, and others, and selfconcept by providing social-emotional support, instrumental support, and guidance. Results also revealed that relationships were more likely to endure when youth chose their mentors on their own (rather than receiving help from parents or program staff) and when mentors were of the same race as youth. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Section: Background and Significancementioning

confidence: 99%

Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents

Schwartz

Rhodes

Spencer

et al. 2013

American J of Comm Psychol

153

161

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“…Arguably, multilevel contextual factors may have an even stronger effect for such a disadvantaged group as returning prisoners and ex-offenders (Abrams & Snyder, 2010;Kubrin & Stewart, 2006;Mears, Wang, Hay, & Bales, 2008;Reisig, Bales, Hay, & Wang, 2007). Mennis and colleagues (2011) examined collective efficacy and socioeconomic measures on juvenile delinquency and recidivism, finding violent crime and poverty the most influential predictors of both.…”

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A Multilevel Examination of Risk/Need Change Scores, Community Context, and Successful Reentry of Committed Juvenile Offenders

Baglivio

Wolff

Jackowski

et al. 2016

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Current theory and practice dictates the use of risk/needs assessment to guide programming to reduce reoffending. Limited research has examined assessment change scores and recidivism, none examining whether such changes moderate the effects of deleterious community contexts. We examine a multiyear statewide sample of juvenile offenders returning to the community from residential placement (N ¼ 12,302). We address whether changes in dynamic risk/needs scores predict official recidivism upon return, community socioeconomic contexts predict recidivism, and which risk/needs changes moderate the effects of context. Findings reveal 6 of the 17 change scores affect reoffending, context matters, and some change scores moderate contextual effects.

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“…These can include individual therapeutic interventions, family interventions, and mentoring programs, all of which are designed to address barriers to successful reentry (Spencer & Jones-Walker, 2004). Most of these programs are individually focused, in that they seek to reduce the young person's risk factors and build upon protective factors to prevent reoffending (Abrams & Snyder, 2010).…”

Section: Reentry Program Researchmentioning

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Community-Based Juvenile Reentry Services: The Effects of Service Dosage on Juvenile and Adult Recidivism

Abrams

Terry

Franke

2011

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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In this study the authors examined the influence of length of participation in a community-based reentry program on the odds of reconviction in the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems. A structured telephone survey of reentry program alumni was conducted with 75 transition-age (18-25 year-old) young men. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that increased length of participation in reentry services decreased the likelihood of new convictions in the juvenile system, but not in the adult system. Lower education attainment, unemployment and older age were all associated with the odds of new convictions in the adult criminal justice system. Implications for reentry services include extended service length and a focus on educational and vocational opportunities.

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Youth offender reentry: Models for intervention and directions for future inquiry

Cited by 58 publications

References 57 publications

Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents

Youth Initiated Mentoring: Investigating a New Approach to Working with Vulnerable Adolescents

A Multilevel Examination of Risk/Need Change Scores, Community Context, and Successful Reentry of Committed Juvenile Offenders

Community-Based Juvenile Reentry Services: The Effects of Service Dosage on Juvenile and Adult Recidivism

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