Section 6: Reentry
3 Hours
TOPIC: REENTRY
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Slide #1: Reentry of Juvenile Sex Offenders
Introduction
As you know, a critical part of the effective management of many youth who commit sex offenses is promoting and supporting their successful transition from an institutional or residential placement back to the community. In this section, we’re going to talk about a number of challenges associated with juvenile sex offender reentry and aftercare, and some ways in which they can be overcome. As has been the case in other sections of this training, we’ll rely primarily here on the current professional literature and research on juvenile offenders in general, as well as juvenile sex offenders more specifically.
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Slide #2: Goals
Goals
The specific goals of this section are to:
- Examine and discuss why and how an over-reliance on the most secure placements, insufficient reentry and aftercare planning, and fragmentation across the system can negatively impact efforts to promote the successful reentry and aftercare of juveniles who have engaged in sexually abusive behavior; and
- Clarify how these challenges can be addressed effectively by those who share responsibility for working with these youth in residential and institutional settings and the community.