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Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community

Organization:

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition

Publisher:

The Sentencing Project

Date Published:

January, 2009

This policy brief addresses how best to support youth exiting formal custody of the juvenile justice system to the community. It outlines the concept of reentry services in theory and practice, offers a review of federal policy previously enacted to support reentry, suggests opportunities for improvements in public policy, and reviews promising initiatives under way.

Download a copy of Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry from Out-of-Home Placement to the Community (PDF, 337 KB) from the Sentencing Project Web site.

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