{"title":"Toward Social and Emotional Learning for Justice-Involved Youth: A Conceptual Framework","authors":"Nasaskyia R. Hicks","doi":"10.52935/24.893.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/24.893.7","url":null,"abstract":"Social and emotional learning (SEL) has been used in many K-12 schools across the United States to improve academic and nonacademic outcomes. Extensive research affirms SEL’s benefits for students in educational settings. However, there is a research gap in adaptations of SEL for alternate settings. This article conceptualizes a SEL framework for justice-involved youth on community supervision to support rehabilitation efforts in the juvenile justice system (JJS). Integrating SEL into JJS may reduce recidivism and help justice-involved youth develop the skills to reintegrate into society successfully.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141715757","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transforming Adolescent Sex Offender Treatment: Organization-Wide Change Process in a State Residential Juvenile Justice System","authors":"Nancy Calleja, Heather Bowlds","doi":"10.52935/24.3112.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/24.3112.6","url":null,"abstract":"A state juvenile justice system underwent a system-wide organizational change process as a result of implementing a new empirically-based residential treatment model for adolescent sex offenders. Because of the significant differences between the new treatment model and the former, the change process required modifications in treatment philosophy and ideology, clinical practice, staff responsibilities and teamwork, and an understanding of applied research and the role of residential juvenile justice providers. A detailed description of the transformative change process is provided and is further examined through the lens of organizational change theory.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"12 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141272102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Similarities in Reentry Planning of Students Involved in the Juvenile Justice System and Postsecondary Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities","authors":"Wendy Mitchell, Malarie E. Deardorff","doi":"10.52935/24.13920.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/24.13920.1","url":null,"abstract":"The field of special education has developed evidence-based practices (EBPs) to promote positive postsecondary outcomes for youth with disabilities. Postsecondary transition planning is comparable to the planning processes needed for reentry of previously incarcerated youth to educational and community settings. Common practices for transitioning students with disabilities and for those returning to the\u0000community setting include career/technical/vocational education, interagency collaboration, career assessment and exploration, student-centered planning, high expectations, real-life problem solving, and assessment-driven goals. Transition planning has the potential to reduce recidivism, the key measurement of successful programs and interventions in the carceral setting. There is little empirical evidence of best practices in correctional education; however, there are some programs and resources within special education transition literature that may be useful in the development of prerelease planning for adjudicated youth. Programs focused on improving self-determination skills such as being aware of abilities, needs and preferences, problem-solving, self-control, cognitive reasoning to address problems, self-efficacy, and self-advocacy can increase the level of preparation youth have for returning to the community. Other efforts geared at systemic change can be beneficial, as well, including improvement of interagency collaboration, enrollment/re-enrollment requirements, training for educators and administrators to prevent stigma, and hiring one person in charge of the prerelease planning and records. Resources and suggested applications are included in summary.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"18 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139613760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawn Rowe, Deanne Unruh, Kyle Reardon, Katherine W. Bromley, Laurie Powell, Sara Izzard
{"title":"Competencies for Training Juvenile Services on Justice-Involved Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury","authors":"Dawn Rowe, Deanne Unruh, Kyle Reardon, Katherine W. Bromley, Laurie Powell, Sara Izzard","doi":"10.52935/24.181523.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/24.181523.1","url":null,"abstract":"Research indicates young individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in juvenile justice settings lack essential support, mainly due to staff members' insufficient knowledge and skills in TBI-related areas stemming from a lack of relevant professional development. This study aimed to improve services for justice-involved youths with TBI in juvenile correction facilities by establishing empirically validated core competencies tailored to their needs. Through a Delphi study involving experts in juvenile services, juvenile corrections, TBI, transition services, and professional development, we identified and refined a set of 44\u0000competencies distributed across six domains: knowledge (12 competencies), screening (6 competencies), eligibility (3 competencies), assessment (4 competencies), intervention (10 competencies), and community reentry (9 competencies).","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"123 51","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139615991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawn A Rowe, Deanne K Unruh, Kyle Reardon, Katherine W Bromley, Laurie E Powell, Sara Izzard
{"title":"Competencies for Training Juvenile Services on Justice-Involved Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury.","authors":"Dawn A Rowe, Deanne K Unruh, Kyle Reardon, Katherine W Bromley, Laurie E Powell, Sara Izzard","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research indicates young individuals with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in juvenile justice settings lack essential support, mainly due to staff members' insufficient knowledge and skills in TBI-related areas stemming from a lack of relevant professional development. This study aimed to improve services for justice-involved youths with TBI in juvenile correction facilities by establishing empirically validated core competencies tailored to their needs. Through a Delphi study involving experts in juvenile services, juvenile corrections, TBI, transition services, and professional development, we identified and refined a set of 44 competencies distributed across six domains: knowledge (12 competencies), screening (6 competencies), eligibility (3 competencies), assessment (4 competencies), intervention (10 competencies), and community reentry (9 competencies).</p>","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"2024 ","pages":"1-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11414820/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142302685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Examining the Use of Career Development Curricula in Adolescent Residential Treatment Programs","authors":"David Scott, Jake Gilstrap","doi":"10.52935/23.19315.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/23.19315.9","url":null,"abstract":"Research suggests adolescents leaving residential treatment programs have higher levels of unemployment and homelessness than average. This exploratory study examined what types of career development curricula are being used in residential treatment programs. The findings suggest that most residential treatment programs use little to no career development curriculum. The long-term goal is to support the critical need and development of a specialized career development curriculum for adolescents residing in residential group home programs.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"80 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136152589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Work Ideologies of Juvenile Probation Officers: The Effects of Individual Characteristics","authors":"Sheri Jenkins Keenan, Jane C. Daquin","doi":"10.52935/23.10514.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/23.10514.9","url":null,"abstract":"Probation is the oldest and most widely used community-based corrections program. Research on probation primarily focuses on the experiences of justice-involved juveniles and the supervision of juveniles in the probation system. Much less is understood about the impact probation officers' perceptions have on job performance and what factors influence those perceptions. The current study aimed to examine the relationship between individual characteristics (e.g., age, gender, race, level of education, tenure, political party affiliation, and jurisdiction) and juvenile probation officers' perceptions about their work ideology. Data for the study came from a sample of juvenile probation officers in nine states. Participants were asked questions about sanctioning, disposition, and role orientation. The study's findings show that few individual characteristics are significantly associated with attitudes/perceptions about work ideology. Probation officers’ race was the only predictor significantly associated with several outcomes. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48644461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training on brain injury for juvenile justice professionals: Findings from pre- and post-training surveys and focus groups","authors":"J. Riccardi, Angela Hein Ciccia","doi":"10.52935/23.1893.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/23.1893.8","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the need for improved knowledge and skill, little peer-reviewed research evidence exists to support the design, implementation, and effectiveness of brain injury training specifically in the justice system. The present study sought to build upon the findings from Riccardi et al. (2022) to design, conduct, and evaluate a pilot training on brain injury for juvenile justice professionals. Juvenile court professionals completed pre- and post-training focus group interviews (n = 5) and surveys (N = 28). Focus group participants’ responses were grouped into various themes related to perspectives on brain injury and training preferences, including current challenges, content needs, methods desired, most helpful content and methods, professional changes since training, and suggested modifications to the training. Average knowledge and confidence scores improved significantly from pre- to post- training with large effect sizes. The preliminary findings of this research study may be used to support change in training practices and administrative procedures, as well as support the need for continued research in brain injury in JIYs.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42545297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Domains of the YLS: Do Some Matter More than Others?","authors":"Kirsten L. Witherup, P. Verrecchia","doi":"10.52935/23.231020.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52935/23.231020.7","url":null,"abstract":"Data were obtained in Pennsylvania to examine referrals to juvenile courts in the Commonwealth for the 2021-2022 school year that include any felony, misdemeanor or summary offenses that occurred on school property. This study looked at the referrals to see if any of the individual domains of the Youth Level of Service Case Management Inventory 2.0 (YLS/CMI) had more of an effect on how the case was disposed of, which was defined as dismissed or handled informally, or formally adjudicated, in juvenile court. The research found that while the overall YLS risk score influenced juvenile court outcomes, only five of the eight individual domains of the YLS had a significant effect on how a case was processed in juvenile court, which calls into question how closely juvenile probation officers are following the instrument in their practice.","PeriodicalId":73606,"journal":{"name":"Journal of applied juvenile justice services","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48485298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}