What Youth With Special Needs in Juvenile Justice Say About Reentry: Listening to Their Voice

Sarup Mathur; Heather Clark; Rebecca I. Hartzell; Leslie LaCroix; Terrence S. McTier

doi:10.1177/0044118X19826423

What Youth With Special Needs in Juvenile Justice Say About Reentry: Listening to Their Voice

Sarup Mathur, Heather Clark, Rebecca I. Hartzell, Leslie LaCroix, Terrence S. McTier

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The purpose of this study was to listen to what youth with special needs in juvenile justice (JJ) settings say they need to be successful during reentry. The three instruments used to gain an understanding of their perspectives on reentry and their perceptions of barriers include (a) intake interviews, (b) focus groups, and (c) semi-structured post-release interviews. Major themes shared are related to reentry programming, post-release transition activities, barriers to success, influences, and outcomes. This article also notes the differences between productively engaged and not productively engaged youth. Finally, the article discusses implications of these findings on transition programming and reentry practices for youth and JJ settings.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1501-1522
Number of pages	22
Journal	Youth and Society
Volume	52
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X19826423
State	Published - Nov 1 2020

Keywords

delinquency
focus groups
qualitative methods
resilience

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Sociology and Political Science
General Social Sciences

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