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From Cellblock to Campus, One Black Man Defies the Data
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Patton, Stacey – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2012
Walter Fortson never expected to finish college, especially as inmate 819161D at the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility, in Hunterdon County, N.J. A few years ago, he chose to be a crack dealer to support his family and his reckless spending habits. He thought he was too smart to get caught, until one day in 2008 when he made a bad move. He…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Correctional Education, Housing, Males
Children's Cognitive Ability from 4 to 9 Years Old as a Function of Prenatal Cocaine Exposure, Environmental Risk, and Maternal Verbal Intelligence
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Bennett, David S.; Bendersky, Margaret; Lewis, Michael – Developmental Psychology, 2008
This study examined the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure, environmental risk, and maternal verbal intelligence on children's cognitive ability. Gender and age were examined as moderators of potential cocaine exposure effects. The Stanford-Binet IV intelligence test was administered to 231 children (91 cocaine exposed, 140 unexposed) at ages 4,…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Intelligence Tests, Intelligence Quotient, Children
New Jersey College Students' High-Risk Behavior: Will We Meet the Health Objectives for the Year 2000?
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Lewis, Deborah Fisch; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1996
A survey of college students' risk behaviors (sexual, substance use, and behaviors leading to injuries) found that, when compared with relevant national health objectives, students will meet the health objectives regarding tobacco and cocaine use but not condom and birth control use, alcohol and marijuana use, or bicycle helmet use. (SM)
Descriptors: Alcoholic Beverages, Cocaine, College Students, Condoms