RT Article
T1 Reentry of Incarcerated Juveniles: Correctional Education as a Turning Point Across Juvenile and Adult Facilities
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 47
IS 11
SP 1348
OP 1370
A1 Jäggi, Lena
A2 Kliewer, Wendy
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1768408424
AB All incarcerated juveniles have to receive correctional education, but little is known about how these school experiences influence reentry. With longitudinal data of 569 incarcerated juveniles (91% male) from the Pathways to Desistance Project, this study tested how motivational (teacher bonding, school orientation, time spent on homework) and performance (grades) aspects of schooling were related to desistance for youth returning from juvenile versus adult facilities. Results revealed that across facility type, increased attachment to facility schools, but not grades, predicted increased gainful activity (attending school and/or working), less self-reported delinquency, and lower recidivism in the community. Path models showed that gainful activity during Months 1 through 6 was related to stay in community, but not to self-reported behavior in Months 7 through 12. Results indicate that incarceration is an environment that shapes future behavior, but also highlight differences between behavioral and system responses. Facility school experiences might be an important locus of intervention.
K1 Corrections
K1 CRIMINAL justice system
K1 Desistance
K1 Juvenile Offenders
K1 Longitudinal
K1 Reentry
DO 10.1177/0093854820934139