Toldson, I. A., Woodson, K. M., Braithwaite, R., Holliday, R. C., & De La Rosa, M. (2010). Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school. Journal of offender rehabilitation, 49(8), 551-570. The study explores Black adolescent detainees’ academic potential and motivation to return to school,… Continue Reading Academic potential among African American adolescents in juvenile detention centers: Implications for reentry to school
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“I am in School!”: African American Male Youth in a Prison/College Hybrid Figured World
Urrieta, L., Martin, K., & Robinson, C. (2011). “I am in School!”: African American Male Youth in a Prison/College Hybrid Figured World. The Urban Review,43(4), 491-506. Educational programs are seen as a vehicle for improving the educational experiences and life outcomes for youthful offenders. In 1998 North Carolina started the Workplace… Continue Reading “I am in School!”: African American Male Youth in a Prison/College Hybrid Figured World
Communication Codes Among African American Children and Youth – The Fast Track From Special Education to Prison?
Sherwin, G. H., & Schmidt, S. (2003). Communication Codes Among African American Children and Youth – The Fast Track From Special Education to Prison?.Journal of Correctional Education, 54(2), 45-52. Youth and adults with disabilities are over-represented in most private and public correctional facilities across the country. In turn, a disproportionate number… Continue Reading Communication Codes Among African American Children and Youth – The Fast Track From Special Education to Prison?