Academic Potential Among African American Adolescents in Juvenile Detention Centers: Implications for Reentry to School

The study explores Black adolescent detainees' academic potential and motivation to return to school, to inform best practices and policies for juvenile reentry to educational settings. Adolescent detainees (N = 1,576) who were recruited from 1 male and 1 female youth detention facility, respon...

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Published in:Journal of offender rehabilitation 2010-01, Vol.49 (8), p.551-570
Main Authors: Toldson, Ivory A., Woodson, Kamilah M., Braithwaite, Ronald, Holliday, Rhonda C., De La Rosa, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Ability
academics
Adolescents
African American adolescents
African Americans
Community Involvement
Comparative Analysis
Crime
Detention centers
Educational Plans
Family Relationship
Gender Differences
Goal Orientation
Individual Characteristics
Institutionalized Persons
juvenile detention
Juvenile Justice
Juvenile offenders
Males
Multivariate Analysis
Psychological Patterns
Racial Differences
reentry
Schools
Self Esteem
Surveys
Youth
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Summary:The study explores Black adolescent detainees' academic potential and motivation to return to school, to inform best practices and policies for juvenile reentry to educational settings. Adolescent detainees (N = 1,576) who were recruited from 1 male and 1 female youth detention facility, responded to surveys that assessed postdetention educational plans, as well as social and emotional characteristics, and criminal history. Multivariate analysis techniques were used to compare factors across race and gender, and plot linear relationships between key indicators of academic potential with associate factors. Findings revealed that youth were more likely to evince academic potential when they had a healthy level of self-esteem, adequate future goal orientation, positive mood, family and community involvement, fewer traumatic events, and less delinquent activity.
ISSN:1050-9674
1540-8558
DOI:10.1080/10509674.2010.519666