ERIC Number: EJ1291818
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-May
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0198-7429
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5307
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Stakeholders' Perspectives of Reentry to School and Community for Young Offenders with Disabilities: An Ecological Approach
Unruh, Deanne; Waintrup, Miriam; Alverson, Charlotte; Erickson, MaryJo; MaGee, Caroline
Behavioral Disorders, v46 n3 p175-186 May 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 school and successful return to their community postincarceration. Fifty-four qualitative interviews of key stakeholders involved in the reentry process were conducted across 4 years of a young offender with disabilities' reentry program in the Northwest. Stakeholders included youth, parents, school personnel, parole/probation officers, and other community agency personnel. An ecological framework coding scheme was used to qualitatively analyze the interviews. Findings validate the importance a key adult/mentor (i.e., transition specialist) plays in a youth's school engagement. In addition, developing strong working relationships within and across schools, juvenile services, and other key agency personnel was supportive of a young offender's reentry process.
Descriptors: Delinquency, Reentry Students, Barriers, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Stakeholders, Students with Disabilities, At Risk Students, Mentors, Adults, Student Adjustment, Agency Cooperation, Transitional Programs, Student Needs, Family Involvement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H326M120007
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