1st Edition
The Impact of Juvenile Confinement on Young Adult Pathways of Former Foster Youth
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Impact of Juvenile Confinement on Young Adult Pathways of Former Foster Youth
Chapter 2: Life Course, Cumulative Disadvantage, and Labeling
Chapter 3: Foster Care, Aging Out, and Young Adult Outcomes
Chapter 4: Foster Care and Justice Involvement
Chapter 5: Educational Attainment of Youth Aging out of Care
Chapter 6: Employment of Youth Aging out of Care
Chapter 7: Juvenile Justice Involvement as a Negative Turning Point
Chapter 8: Education and Employment as Positive Turning Points
Chapter 9: Secondary Data Analysis
Chapter 10: Findings from the NYTD
Chapter 11: Interviewing Undergraduates with Foster Care Experience
Chapter 12: Findings from Interviews of Undergraduates with Foster Care Experience
Chapter 13: Policy, Research, and Theoretical Implications
Chapter 14: Concluding Remarks
Appendix A: Descriptive Statistics for Sample
Appendix B: Template: Initial Letter to Foster Youth Program Directors
Appendix C: Template: Program Directors’ Initial Email to Students
Appendix D: Researcher’s Emails to Students
Appendix E: Research Participation Consent Form
Appendix F: Participant Profile Sheet
Appendix G: Interview Guide
Biography
Ronda Shepherd Engstrom is Assistant Professor of Criminology at Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia. Dr Engstrom has published in Crime & Delinquency and the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. Her research interests include foster care and offending, youth transitioning out of care, educational engagement as a protective factor, resiliency, and student engagement through service learning. Dr Engstrom serves her community as a volunteer at a state correctional facility and as a board member of the Centers Against Violence. Dr Engstrom has a backgroundin teaching sociology, leading ministry in her faith community and working as a parent educator/counselor for a child abuse prevention program.
