Educating Incarcerated Youth - Exploring Impact of Relationships, Expectations, Resources

"What happens to school age children when they become incarcerated? Although juvenile justice courts were established in the US more than one hundred years ago, there has been very little research on the provision and quality of education programs in juvenile justice facilities. This book is the first to provide an inside look on the perspectives and practices of juvenile justice principals and teachers.Exploring a range of educational facilities in the US, Tannis argues that educational programmes characterized by strong relationships, high expectations, appropriate resources and an effective accountability system equate to the strongest possible learning environments for incarcerated youth. The book seeks to identify the support structures in place forjuvenile justice educators and examine the quality of educational and vocational programmes in confined settings, to reveal the best ways in which to provide for incarcerated young people and prepare them for their transition back into society"--

List of contents

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Contextual Setting 3. Greta Olive Juvenile Justice Academy 4. Hubert B. Juvenile Justice Residential Facility 5. Gladys C. Juvenile Justice Academy 6. Philip I. Juvenile Justice Residential Center 7. Cross-Case Discussion 8. Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research and Conclusion

About the author

Lynette N. Tannis is an education consultant who began exploring educational opportunities for incarcerated youth during her Ed.D. at Harvard University, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Hurst, L. Tannis, Lynette Tannis, Lynette Hurst Tannis, Lynette N. Tannis
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.11.2014
• EAN: 9781137451019
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45101-9
• No. of pages: 289
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Sociology of Education, Education, adolescence, childhood, International and Comparative Education, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Social research & statistics, Crime & criminology, Comparative education, International education, Educational sociology, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Prison and Punishment, Crime—Sociological aspects, Punishment, Crime and Society, Corrections, Age groups & generations, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice, Juvenile delinquents, Juvenile offenders