Research: Re-entry / Recidivism
Addressing Collateral Consequences of Convictions for Young Offenders
A comprehensive discussion of the impact of a conviction for young people who break the law. This includes bans on accessing education, housing, and public benefits, as well as placement on various community notification registries. web site
Chapin Hall Report: From Corrections Community –
The Juvenile Reentry Experience as Characterized
by Multiple Systems Involvement
This study examines the reentry experiences of a population of youth released from Illinois juvenile correctional facilities between 1996 and 2003. These youth are likely to face considerable challenges as they re-enter the community, including being in contact with one or several child-serving systems. Involvement in multiple systems is viewed as being part of the re-entry experience that is likely to impact the chances of re-offending. PDF, 1.5 MB
CDC Report on Juvenile Transfers to Adult System
A report on recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services. PDF, 245.45 KB
Do You Know Where the Children Are? A Report on Massachusetts Youth Unlawfully Held Without Bail
By Barbara Fedders and Barbara Kaban, September, 2006. PDF, 158 KB
OJJDP Report – Juvenile Transfer Laws:
An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency? August 2008
This report, published by the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, looks at transfers of juveniles to the adult system and its effects on deterring crime. Some of the report's findings are that laws that make it easier to transfer youth to the adult system have little to no deterrent effect on juvenile crime, and that youth transferred to the adult system are more likely to re-offend than youth who committed similar crimes but remained in the juvenile system. PDF, 341.55 KB
The Dimensions, Pathways and Consequences of Youth Reentry
Youth Reentry publication prepared by the Urban Institute. The nonpartisan Urban Institute publishes studies, reports, and books on timely topics worthy of public consideration. web site