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Services for Juveniles with Emotional Disturbances in Secure-Care Settings: An Exploratory Analysis of Racial Disparities and Recidivism
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Strassfeld, Natasha M.; Cherng, Hua-Yu Sebastian – Behavioral Disorders, 2022
This study examines associations between recidivism rates and groups/programs for legally mandated education, behavioral, and mental health services that court-ordered juvenile youth ("juveniles") with identified emotional disturbance or related conditions receive in secure-care juvenile facilities. Using statewide agency data in…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Emotional Disturbances, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions
Stakeholders' Perspectives of Reentry to School and Community for Young Offenders with Disabilities: An Ecological Approach
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Unruh, Deanne; Waintrup, Miriam; Alverson, Charlotte; Erickson, MaryJo; MaGee, Caroline – Behavioral Disorders, 2021
Reentry services for young offenders need to be youth-focused and inclusive of the multiple entities that support a youth's return to the community. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding from stakeholders' perspectives, based on experience, to identify challenges and facilitators to support young offenders' reengagement in…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Reentry Students, Barriers, Institutionalized Persons
Gender Differences in Risk and Protective Factors among Youth with EBD: Findings from the NLTS2
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Novak, Abigail; Poling, Daniel; Muller, Rebecca; Peyton, David – Behavioral Disorders, 2020
Using data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2 (NLTS2), we examined risk and protective factors associated with post-secondary outcomes among youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). Results indicate that, compared to their male peers, females with EBD demonstrated higher levels of social and behavioral skills and higher…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances