Second Chance Month Webinar – Promoting Reentry for Young Adults

Thursday, April 20, 2023, 3:00 pm

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ABOUT THIS WEBINAR

This webinar, which is sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, will discuss the ways in which the process of reentry can be difficult for young adults returning to their communities from a custody setting. Despite the risk factors associated with this population, recent research finds they are more amenable to treatment than older adults, thus making early intervention with justice-involved young adults particularly important. Panelists will discuss two ongoing randomized controlled trials of comprehensive trauma-based reentry programming for young, incarcerated males. The role of the practitioner partner in program implementation, successes and challenges in program delivery, and strategies to refine the intervention and its delivery in real-time will also be discussed.

Presenters:

Elizabeth Cauffman, Professor of Psychological Science, Education and Law
School of Ecology, University of California, Irvine

Carrie Pettus-Davis, Principal
Justice System Partners

Moderator:

Marie Garcia, Senior Social Science Analyst/Office Director
National Institute of Justice

ABOUT THE NATIONAL REENTRY RESOURCE CENTER

The NRRC was established by the Second Chance Act (Public Law 110-199). Signed into law in 2008 and reauthorized in 2018, the Second Chance Act authorizes federal grants to government agencies and nonprofit organizations to provide reentry services—including employment assistance, substance use treatment, housing, family programming, mentoring, victims support, and other services—and to support corrections and supervision practices that aim to reduce recidivism.

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