“So, I Am Back”: Adjudicated Youths’ School Reentry Experience (Poster 51)

• In Event: Sunday Poster Session 7:45 am
  In Poster Session: Adolescence and Youth Development SIG Poster Session

Abstract

Adjudicated youth face a multitude of barriers when reentering school following incarceration. School administrators and educational personnel know very little about how these students perceive their reentry experiences and what the students identify as needed supports, resources, and barriers throughout the process. This qualitative study used in-depth, semi-structured interviews with photo-elicitation to explore and describe how formerly incarcerated youth perceive their high school reentry experiences. Participants were primarily adolescent youth of color who provided rich and in-depth descriptions of their reentry experiences. Recommendations for policy, practice and future research are provided.

Authors

• Inita Knox, Independent Researcher

• Ann M. Cranston-Gingras, University of South Florida

• Karen Ramlackhan, University of South Florida