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Nichols, Jeananne; Sullivan, Brian M. – Research Studies in Music Education, 2016
Though many pre-service music teachers have received exemplary instruction in their high school music programs, these programs may not be representative of the social, cultural, and economic diversity of their broader communities. This insularity may hinder their perceptions of their community as they step into an increasingly diverse school…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Field Experience Programs, Music Teachers, Teacher Education
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Snow, Pamela – Prevention Researcher, 2013
This article is concerned with the oral language demands (both talking and listening) associated with restorative justice conferencing--an inherently highly verbal and conversational process. Many vulnerable young people (e.g., those in the youth justice system) have significant, yet unidentified language impairments, and these could compromise…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Speech Language Pathology, Oral Language, Justice
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Cumming, Therese M.; Strnadová, Iva; Dowse, Leanne – International Journal of Special Education, 2014
The largest population of youth at risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system are those with disabilities and mental illness. There has been scant research into the pathways that these students take from home, school and the community to involvement in the justice system in Australia. This paper utilises insights from critical disability…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Youth Programs, Youth Opportunities
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Mallett, Christopher A. – Children & Schools, 2014
Adolescents becoming formally involved with a juvenile court because of school-related behavior and discipline problems is a phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Adolescents with learning disabilities are disproportionately represented within this pipeline. A study was conducted to review the outcomes for a population of youthful…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Learning Disabilities, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Courts
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Duncan, Susan Hanley; Dickie, Ida – Prevention Researcher, 2013
The notion that everyone who is impacted by a crime has an investment in the process of how the offender is dealt with is gaining acceptance in diverse contexts around the world. This notion, called restorative justice, is an approach that brings together the offender and individuals impacted by the offender's behavior in a problem-solving process…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Pilot Projects, Juvenile Justice, Victims of Crime
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Ameen, Edward J.; Lee, Debbiesiu L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2012
Given high recidivism rates and the vulnerability of detained youth, the authors posit that juvenile detention centers may be most efficacious by serving as both place and process to create career opportunity through vocational training. The authors review the psychosocial factors contributing to delinquency and the primary theories of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Vocational Education, Program Implementation, Youth
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Brandon, Dorothy P.; Wilson, Constance; Carter, Jannie; Johnson, LaKeisha – Journal of Extension, 2014
The challenge to provide incarcerated youth the skills needed to succeed and avoid recidivism has prompted the use of family-systems approaches in juvenile detention centers. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in northern Alabama to determine the impact of a conflict resolution workshop on the family members of incarcerated youth. Results…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Conflict Resolution, Workshops, Quasiexperimental Design
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Zhang, Dalun; Barrett, David E.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Yoon, Myeongsun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Youth with disabilities are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system and tend to be repeat offenders. Current intervention strategies have produced differential effects between those with and without disabilities. Yet, little research has been done to examine the differences between these two populations regarding risks for and patterns of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Intervention, Disabilities, Juvenile Justice
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Cox, Carolyn; Visker, Joseph; Hartman, Ashley – Current Issues in Education, 2011
The majority of educational faculty from a juvenile justice residential detention facility in rural Northeast Missouri who participated in a learning climate survey of their school seemed to agree that the environment for staff and students was generally physically safe and emotionally supportive; key factors for a positive learning climate. By…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Educational Environment, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Geib, Catherine Foley; Chapman, John F.; D'Amaddio, Amy H.; Grigorenko, Elena L. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
This article presents a discussion of the state of affairs pertaining to educating juvenile justice-involved youth. It summarizes general observations regarding the schooling of juveniles in pre-trial and post-trial incarceration settings, as well as, juveniles on probation or in community settings. The article selectively presents relevant…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Policy Analysis, Juvenile Justice, Delinquent Rehabilitation
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Svensson, Idor – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
An abundance of research has shown that there is an extensive overrepresentation of reading and writing disabilities among inmates in juvenile institutions and prisons. The aim of this paper is to review publications from the Nordic countries, especially Sweden in the last decade regarding the prevalence of reading and writing disabilities and…
Descriptors: Incidence, Correctional Institutions, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Mincey, Barrett; Maldonado, Nancy – Online Submission, 2011
Criminologists, lawmakers, policymakers, educators, and others discuss juvenile delinquency and recidivism and note the relationship to adult offending and cost factors. Poverty, peer relations, family life, and school are risk factors that have been linked to define the problem of juvenile crime. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Sanctions, Delinquency, Residential Programs
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Smith, Charisa – Journal of Applied Research on Children, 2013
The modern juvenile justice system is failing our society. A literature review reveals resounding criticism of the system at all points--arrest, court processing, and incarceration. The current system does not effectively reduce recidivism, is wrought with racial disparities, operates with a minimal degree of cultural competence, violates human…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Failure, Community Action, Delinquency
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Cruise, Keith R.; Evans, Lisa J.; Pickens, Isaiah B. – Learning and Individual Differences, 2011
Previous research has established that justice-involved youth have higher rates of both learning disabilities and mental health disorders compared to youth in the community. Both need areas raise substantial intervention and rehabilitation concerns that must be addressed via educational and mental health service plans. The current study…
Descriptors: Health Services, Health Needs, Emotional Disturbances, Learning Disabilities
Fuentes, Annette – Rethinking Schools, 2012
Supposedly designed to improve student attendance, the aggressive truancy policing in Los Angeles (LA) has discouraged students from going to class and often pushes them to drop out and into harm's way. Truancy tickets play a role in the school-to-prison pipeline. Students are being brought up in an environment that is a pre-prisoning of youth. LA…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance, Justice, Zero Tolerance Policy
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