Employment Reentry Preparation: Explicit Recommendations for Girls With Disabilities

Employment Reentry Preparation: Explicit Recommendations for Girls With Disabilities

The Second Chance Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act encourage juvenile justice personnel to collaborate with not-for-profit organizations, employers, and community schools to provide incarcerated girls with disabilities transition support to reenter their community...

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Published in:Intervention in school and clinic Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 348 - 354
Main Authors: Ochoa, Theresa A., Maki Weller, Nicole, Fordham, Tyeisha T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-05-2023
SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Barriers
Community
Coordinators
Correctional Institutions
Direct Instruction
Disproportionate Representation
Educational Legislation
Employers
Employment
Equal Education
Federal Legislation
Females
Girls
Imprisonment
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004-US
Institutionalized Persons
Job fairs
Juvenile Justice
Mentors
Nonprofit organizations
Offenders
People with disabilities
Prisoners
Private sector
Recidivism
Reentry
Reentry Students
Reentry Workers
School Community Programs
Skill development
Special Education
Students with Disabilities
Transitional Programs
Workshops
incarcerated girls with disabilities
reentry after incarceration
transition support for incarcerated girls
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Summary:The Second Chance Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act encourage juvenile justice personnel to collaborate with not-for-profit organizations, employers, and community schools to provide incarcerated girls with disabilities transition support to reenter their community after incarceration. The Career and College Fair and Dress Your Best activities that are part of the Helping Offenders Prosper Through Employment (HOPE) program are concrete examples of ways to prepare incarcerated girls with disabilities for employment while they are in custody. In this article, transition coordinators in correctional facilities and special educators will find recommendations they can use when working in juvenile justice settings to help girls with disabilities transition from confinement to their homes and communities, and to increase their chances of becoming employed.
ISSN:1053-4512
1538-4810
DOI:10.1177/10534512221114405