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Taj, Heyam M.; Shawareb, Eyad J.; Taj, Ahmad M. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
The present study aimed to detect the degree of satisfaction of the convict disabled in the reform and rehabilitation centers of Jordan on the rehabilitative services provided to them in the fields (medical, psychological, academic, recreational and professional), the study sample consisted of (38) members of the convict disabled and who are…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Centers, Foreign Countries, Criminals, Rehabilitation
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Bright, Charlotte Lyn; Farrell, Jill; Winters, Andrew M.; Betsinger, Sara; Lee, Bethany R. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: Responding to social work's grand challenge of smart decarceration, this study investigated whether Family Centered Treatment (FCT), a home-based service for juvenile court-involved youth, is more effective than group care (GC) in reducing recidivism. Outcomes are juvenile readjudication and commitment to placement, and adult conviction…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Juvenile Justice, Recidivism, Intervention
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Shippen, Margaret E.; Meyer, Jill M.; Derzis, Nicholas C.; Gage, Curtis – Journal of Correctional Education, 2017
Acquiring a job after incarceration is a perpetual challenge for ex-offenders. With nearly 95% of incarcerated individuals eventually returning to communities, the effort to understand and maintain employment and self-sufficiency may be a critical component of success. The purpose of this descriptive study was to examine the career thoughts of…
Descriptors: Males, Criminals, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Cunningham, Natalie Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to assess the relative influence of career, financial, personal, and legal factors on African American male engagement in postsecondary career and technical education and to determine whether the influence of these factors was moderated by the participants having graduated or not graduated high school and by their…
Descriptors: African Americans, Males, Postsecondary Education, Career Education