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“It was there when I came home”: young adults and jail reentry in the context of COVID-19

In this study, the authors explore how young adults navigated the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and jail reentry in a large urban environment. Fifteen young adults (aged 18–25) participated in up to nine monthly semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences of reentry during the...

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Autores principales: Abrams, Laura S., Reed, Taylor A., Bondoc, Christopher, Acosta, Desiree R., Murillo, Mary, Barnert, Elizabeth S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9243992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35789968
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09683-8
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author Abrams, Laura S.
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Murillo, Mary
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description In this study, the authors explore how young adults navigated the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and jail reentry in a large urban environment. Fifteen young adults (aged 18–25) participated in up to nine monthly semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences of reentry during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., spring and summer 2020). Participants held mixed attitudes and beliefs about COVID-19. Several participants viewed the pandemic as a hoax, while others took the pandemic more seriously, particularly if their friends and family members had contracted the virus. Yet nearly all participants viewed the pandemic as having a relatively minimal impact on their lives compared to the weight of their reentry challenges and probation requirements. Young adults described COVID-19 stay-at-home orders as limiting their exposure to negative influences and facilitating compliance with probation requirements. However, resource closures due to COVID-19, including schools, employment programs, and social services presented barriers to reentry success. The authors draw upon these findings to pose implications for interventions supporting young adult reentry. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12103-022-09683-8.
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spelling pubmed-92439922022-06-30 “It was there when I came home”: young adults and jail reentry in the context of COVID-19 Abrams, Laura S. Reed, Taylor A. Bondoc, Christopher Acosta, Desiree R. Murillo, Mary Barnert, Elizabeth S. Am J Crim Justice Article In this study, the authors explore how young adults navigated the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and jail reentry in a large urban environment. Fifteen young adults (aged 18–25) participated in up to nine monthly semi-structured interviews to discuss their experiences of reentry during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., spring and summer 2020). Participants held mixed attitudes and beliefs about COVID-19. Several participants viewed the pandemic as a hoax, while others took the pandemic more seriously, particularly if their friends and family members had contracted the virus. Yet nearly all participants viewed the pandemic as having a relatively minimal impact on their lives compared to the weight of their reentry challenges and probation requirements. Young adults described COVID-19 stay-at-home orders as limiting their exposure to negative influences and facilitating compliance with probation requirements. However, resource closures due to COVID-19, including schools, employment programs, and social services presented barriers to reentry success. The authors draw upon these findings to pose implications for interventions supporting young adult reentry. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12103-022-09683-8. Springer US 2022-06-28 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9243992/ /pubmed/35789968 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12103-022-09683-8 Text en © Southern Criminal Justice Association 2022 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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