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Fain, Terry; Turner, Susan; Ridgeway, Greg – RAND Corporation, 2012
In 2000, the California State Legislature passed what is now known as the Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act (JJCPA). This effort was designed to provide a stable funding source to counties for juvenile programs that have been proven effective in curbing crime among juvenile probationers and young at-risk offenders. The Corrections Standards…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Program Implementation, Counties
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Platt, John S. – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1986
Vocational education programs should promote independence to counteract the dependency typically fostered in correctional institutions. In addition, vocational programs must include a transition component, which stresses critical job retention skills. The development of a successful vocational program depends upon the skills and cooperation of a…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Delinquency, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
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Robinson, T. Rowand; Rapport, Mary Jane K. – Remedial and Special Education, 1999
Addresses issues in special education of incarcerated youth with disabilities including: (1) prevalence rates of disabilities among juvenile-delinquent populations; (2) problems in providing special-education services to incarcerated youth; (3) developments in case law concerning delivery of special education to this population; and (4)…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Delinquency, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
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Rousseau, Marilyn K.; Davenport, Roy – Education and Treatment of Children, 1993
This response to a previous article considers future trends in special education in urban and correctional settings. Discussion focuses on necessary components of such special education programs and critical issues related to the recruitment, training, and retention of sufficient numbers of qualified teachers (particularly minorities) to provide…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Delinquency, Disabilities, Educational Trends
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1991
This document presents the Virginia Department of Education's plan to develop and implement pilot programs in six localities for the 1992-94 biennium (prior to statewide implementation in 1994) for the delivery of special education to juveniles in local jails. The plan is community based, with local school division administrators and jail…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Correctional Education, Delinquency, Disabilities
LaCoste, Linda D. – 1991
This practicum was designed to provide an alternative setting for those handicapped adjudicated youths (ages 9-16) who, because of antisocial acts, behavioral/emotional problems, learning disabilities, attendance problems, and other reasons, were excluded from the mainstreamed setting. The practicum sought to enhance the cooperative efforts of the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Delinquency, Disabilities