A Cross-Comparison Study of Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement: Findings on Youth with Disabilities

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Title: A Cross-Comparison Study of Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement: Findings on Youth with Disabilities
Language: English
Authors: Mathur, Sarup R., Griller Clark, Heather, Gau, Jeff M.
Source: Behavioral Disorders. May 2021 46(3):163-174.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 12
Publication Date: 2021
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Contract Number: H326M120004
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Disabilities, Recidivism, Intervention, Special Education, General Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Delinquency, Program Effectiveness, Adolescents, Resilience (Psychology), Participation, Individual Characteristics
DOI: 10.1177/0198742919886842
ISSN: 0198-7429
2163-5307
Abstract: This article presents the findings of a 2-year-long quasi-experimental study of post-release engagement and recidivism for youth with disabilities. The effects of specialized Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement (RISE) for youth with disabilities were compared with two other groups: (a) youth with disabilities who received traditional special education services, and (b) youth without disabilities who received traditional general education services in a juvenile correctional facility. Regardless of group, participants who were engaged in the community 30 days post-release were more likely to be engaged at 120 days and less likely to recidivate than nonengaged participants. However, compared with the two other groups, participants who received RISE services were more likely to be engaged in the community at 120 days post-release and have significantly lower rates of recidivism. We conclude our study by examining limitations, suggestions, implications for practice and policy, and future research.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2021
Accession Number: EJ1291797
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article presents the findings of a 2-year-long quasi-experimental study of post-release engagement and recidivism for youth with disabilities. The effects of specialized Reentry Intervention and Support for Engagement (RISE) for youth with disabilities were compared with two other groups: (a) youth with disabilities who received traditional special education services, and (b) youth without disabilities who received traditional general education services in a juvenile correctional facility. Regardless of group, participants who were engaged in the community 30 days post-release were more likely to be engaged at 120 days and less likely to recidivate than nonengaged participants. However, compared with the two other groups, participants who received RISE services were more likely to be engaged in the community at 120 days post-release and have significantly lower rates of recidivism. We conclude our study by examining limitations, suggestions, implications for practice and policy, and future research.
ISSN:0198-7429
2163-5307
DOI:10.1177/0198742919886842