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Educational Programming for the Learning Disabled Young Offender (From Learning Disabilities and the Young Offender: Arrest to Disposition, P 69-79, 1986, Howard Stutt, ed. -- See NCJ-108409)

NCJ Number
108415
Author(s)
D Mackey
Date Published
1986
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This author argues that, since the Young Offenders Act (Canada) states that the rights and freedoms of young people must be guaranteed and that they have special needs and require guidance and assistance, alternative programs instead of incarceration should be considered where not inconsistent with the protection of society.
Abstract
The model educational program recommended by the Learning Disabled Young Offender in Ontario Training Schools Project Report, 1985, has applicability for learning disabled young offenders regardless of their placement. Since learning disabled young offenders must accept responsibility for their actions, other measures can be considered along with special education. The author suggests that the burgeoning of mandatory and special education in schools will bring about an attrition of delinquent behavior. He suggests that alternative programs should train students in academic skills, social skills, and thinking skills; techniques include didactic classroom teaching techniques, small group discussion techniques, etc. A major thrust in the creative arts along with life skills augments the program's affective side. Approximately 50 references.