From the Courthouse to the Schoolhouse: Making Successful Transitions

The successful reintroduction of juvenile offenders from correctional facilities into the communities in which they live is fraught with challenges. It is, however, an essential process in which schools play a key role in ensuring the offender’s chances for success and the classroom’s status as a safe environment of learning. In fact, the transition that a juvenile offender makes from secure confinement to school will likely shape the youth’s transition to the community.