NCJ Number
137604
Date Published
1990
Length
41 pages
Annotation
Information from all 357 youth at 3 of the 9 State juvenile correctional institutions in Ohio was used to determine the percentage classified and placed in special education classes, compare the characteristics of youth in special education with those not in special education, assess the procedures for identifying youth in need of special education, and determine these youths' recidivism.
Abstract
Results revealed that 35.6 percent of these youths were placed in special education programming and most often were classified as developmentally handicapped. The special education youth were more likely to be black and younger at the time of their first juvenile court adjudication than their peers. Few differences were found in types of offenses. The special education youth were almost twice as likely to recidivate (47.5 percent versus 27.2 percent) as the other youth. Findings indicated the need for intensive remedial or alternative programs if these youths are to return to school, for interventions such as job training to address the high recidivism rates, for parental involvement, for re-entry planning and increased services, and for educational liaisons with local school districts. Other recommendations, tables, figures, appended background information, and 10 references