Urban Youth in Correctional Facilities: Segregation Based on Disability and Race  

Oleh:

Ochoa, Theresa A. ; Eckes, Suzanne E.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Education And Urban Society vol. 38 no. 1 (Nov. 2006), page 21-34.
Topik: special education; correctional facilities; special education law; segregation; incarcerated youth; disability; race
Fulltext: 21.pdf (90.23KB)

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Research indicates that a disproportionate number of minority students are assigned to special education programs in urban school districts. Oftentimes, these programs are inadequate and they deny minority students with special needs a free appropriate public education. These concerns are not only applicable to urban public schools; research also suggests similar problems for youth in correctional facilities. In this article, the authors explore the following issues: segregation and disability in youth correctional facilities and the legal issues involved; the barriers of providing a free appropriate public education in youth correctional facilities; and excerpts from interviews with an incarcerated female with disabilities and one of her teachers regarding her education in an urban juvenile correctional facility.

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