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- Title
Girls Leaving Detention: Perceptions of Transition to Home After Incarceration.
- Authors
Herrman, Judith W.; Sexton, Joni Silverstein
- Abstract
Young women exiting juvenile justice agencies may confront myriad challenges when returning to their home. Transition to home skills learned and goals established during detention may be difficult to maintain in a home environment. Support persons, resources, and personal strengths may foster a successful transition to home. These qualities, and the perceptions of young women in juvenile detention, are not known for the population of young women exiting a local juvenile justice facility. This qualitative research study determined girls' perceptions of the challenges, supports, resources, and skills that will support their success. Four focus groups of 28 young women provided rich data about their perceptions of the supports and challenges that may confront them on discharge from a detention facility. Individual, family, and community supports and challenges were identified in the study data and template analysis; using the focus group question guide allowed for the extrapolation of the most significant factors associated with successful transition to home or recidivism and return to detention. Thematic analysis determined success and challenge themes as they emerged during data analysis. Key support themes included: Keeping busy with positive activities, Having a support person or network, Setting goals for yourself, and Developing and maintaining a positive self-image. Challenge themes addressed: Feeling depressed and other behavioral issues, Having an unstable family, Living in an unstable community, and Succumbing to peer pressure. Exemplar quotes provide the foundation for future recommendations. These findings may inform policies and programming designed to foster transition to home success in young women exiting juvenile detention.
- Subjects
JUVENILE detention; JUVENILE delinquency; JUVENILE justice administration; TEENAGE girls; THEMATIC analysis; SOCIAL history
- Publication
Journal of Juvenile Justice, 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
2153-8026
- Publication type
Article