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Abstract
This essay compares the effectiveness of programs for jailed kids in public schools with those in correctional institutions. Peer support groups, restorative justice practices, supervised technology integration, gender-specific supports, individualized plans to modify behavior, trauma-informed counseling that focuses on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), accelerated, and differentiated academic programming to close achievement gaps, vocational and technical education that is in line with labor market demands, and so on are all supported. To help troubled
kids overcome their identities, realize their potential, and end their cycles of recidivism, alternative schools must implement enhanced rehabilitation programs. Youth can be placed on productive trajectories after release via transformative change elements, personalized programs, healthy relationships, and community connections.
Keywords:
intervention strategies, recidivism, peer support, restorative justice, reentry planning
