Incarcerated Delinquent Youths: Educational Deficiencies and Related Best Practices
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Poor school performance has historically been one of the strongest and most consistent predictors of delinquency and criminality. Conversely, improvements in school performance have more recently been associated with desistance from delinquent and criminal activity. As a result, criminological and educational research suggests a strong link between education and crime. This chapter assesses the link between the educational characteristics of delinquent youths and the educational best practices that target these characteristics. To elaborate, the chapter identifies empirically validated best practices for the educational deficiencies of incarcerated delinquent youths. The fundamental question addressed in this chapter is: What are the common educational deficiencies of incarcerated delinquent youths and the best practices for addressing these common deficiencies?
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