HOPE: A statewide re-entry mentoring program for youth in correctional confinement

[...]Lockwood and Nally concluded that individuals who are young, unemployed and without a high school credential are the most likely to return to correctional confinement. HOPE recruits and trains undergraduate volunteers from multiple academic disciplines, including criminal justice, sociology, ps...

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Published in:Corrections Today 2019-03, Vol.81 (2), p.14-17
Main Authors: Ochoa, Theresa A, Swank, Sarah D, Flores, Helena, Lockwood, Susan, Weller, Niki, Solinas-Saunders, Monica
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Correctional institutions
Correctional treatment programs
Demographic aspects
Forecasts and trends
Juvenile offenders
Mentoring
Mentors
Recidivism
Services
Training
Youth
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Summary:[...]Lockwood and Nally concluded that individuals who are young, unemployed and without a high school credential are the most likely to return to correctional confinement. HOPE recruits and trains undergraduate volunteers from multiple academic disciplines, including criminal justice, sociology, psychology and education, to serve as mentors to youth involved with the criminal justice system. The mentoring program is embedded in the activities and programs within the correctional facility to allow mentors to assist each youth with behavioral and programmatic goals. Correctional facility superintendents, school principals, mental health treatment staff and security personnel all indicate that the HOPE mentoring program is a positive and valuable experience for the youth and staff.
ISSN:0190-2563
2163-2200