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- Title
Neighborhood Risks and Resources Correlated With Successful Reentry of Youth Returning from Massachusetts Detention Centers.
- Authors
Demeter, Lori A.; Sibanda, Nokuthula
- Abstract
Youth delinquency is a major social problem in the United States, with approximately 29% of youth ages 18 to 21 reoffending within the first year of release in Massachusetts. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional study was to examine whether the level of neighborhood risks, availability of jobs, availability of schooling, and availability of prosocial activities had an effect on recidivism rates. Publicly available data consisting of 347 youth ages 18 to 21 returning from statewide detention centers operated by the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services were analyzed using logistic regression. The results showed that neighborhood resources such as schooling and prosocial activities were statistically related with the rates of reoffending among youth reentering the community following incarceration. These results have important implications: Educators, law enforcement, and the community can benefit by collaborating to provide youth offenders with a special learning community that focuses on educating youth during and after release.
- Subjects
UNITED States; JUVENILE detention; JUVENILE offenders; REHABILITATION of criminals; JUVENILE delinquency; RECIDIVISM; JUVENILE justice administration; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of Juvenile Justice, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
2153-8026
- Publication type
Article