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Impact of Learning Disabilities on Correctional Treatment

NCJ Number
158135
Journal
Forum on Corrections Research Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Dated: September 1995 Pages: 20-22
Author(s)
E. Fisher-Bloom
Date Published
1995
Length
3 pages
Annotation
This article discusses how correctional treatment programs may not be effective with learning disabled inmates.
Abstract
Learning disabilities may occur at any of the stages in the process of receiving and expressing information, i.e., input, integration, memory, and output. This article examines the general effects of learning disabilities, the prevalence of such disabilities in the Canadian inmate population, ways in which correctional facilities identify inmates with learning disabilities, and ways in which treatment and programs can accommodate those inmates. 7 notes