The Mis-synchronization of Juvenile Reform

Competing Constructions of Temporality and Risk Among Rehabilitation Programs and Young Offenders

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ID8400905
AuthorsValli Rajah (0000-0002-9289-4800, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, corresponding author), Ronald Kramer (0000-0002-5620-178X), Hung‐en Sung, Hung-En Sung
Year2015
Volume55
Issue1
Pages184-202
Publication date2015-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azu058
OpenAlexW2099661537
LanguageEN
References cited47

In the United States, juvenile rehabilitation programs have moved towards ‘risk-needs’ models, which not only assess risks of recidivism, but also address young peoples’ needs. While laudable for their responsiveness, we argue ‘risk-needs’ models are based on a series of beliefs concerning time and/or temporality that are inconsistent with the social locations and life experiences of young offenders. Based on observations and interview data collected from young male prisoners participating in a cognitive-treatment program, we argue that the temporal lessons that imprisoned youth learn, which are often inapplicable to their post-release lives, may limit the effectiveness of efforts to rehabilitate juvenile offenders. Study implications are discussed.

Cognition · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Juvenile · Juvenile delinquency · Psychiatry · Recidivism · Temporality · Applied Psychology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Rehabilitation

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