Educational Experiences: Voices of Incarcerated Male Youth & School-to-Prison Pipeline

2021 ◽  
pp. 54-72
Author(s):  
Everett Singleton
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Academic Failure ◽  
Incarcerated Youth ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Parental Neglect ◽  
Indirect Impact ◽  
Complex Events ◽  
Personal Challenges

Youth who experience academic failure are at a greater risk for involvement in delinquency. While studies have revealed a myriad of factors for such failure, the perceptions of these youth regarding their educational experiences have proven to be one of the most valuable resources regarding the systematic barriers to academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to understand how incarcerated male youth perceive their educational experiences. Results indicated that some incarcerated youth make meaning of their educational experiences through a series of complex events, changes, and circumstances occurring in their school and personal lives. Some of these were positive, while others often exposed them to unhealthy environments, substance abuse, and criminal elements. Although their experiences varied, it was clear that failure was an ongoing occurrence throughout their academic journey. Their stories were also rife with suspensions, expulsion, truancy, retention, academic failure, school violence, poverty, and parental neglect; furthermore, youth revealed personal challenges that had a direct or indirect impact on their academic journey, including feeling of inferiority due to their academic shortcomings.

scholarly journals "If you don't have an education, you are no one": Understanding the School Experiences of Youth Involved in Drug-Related Crime in Ciudad Juárez and Medellín

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Cirenia Chavez Villegas ◽  
Elena Butti
Keyword(s):  
Educational Experiences ◽  
School Experiences ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Ciudad Juarez ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Out Of School

The relation between being out of school and participating in criminal economies is widely documented in the literature on youth delinquency. However, the complex connection between these two phenomena has not yet been fully unpacked. This paper draws from two studies that we, the authors, conducted separately to explore the role educational experiences play in shaping the delinquent trajectories of male youth who participate in the drug business in urban centers located in Mexico and Colombia. The first consists of in-depth interviews and surveys conducted in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, while the second is based on long-term ethnographic engagement in Medellín, Colombia. We provide unique insights into the educational experiences of this hard-to-reach population and find that economic hardship does not wholly explain why these young people leave school and engage in delinquent activities. These youth do not "drop out" of school in search of money; rather, they are "pushed out" by a vicious cycle of stigmatization, segregation, punishment, and exclusion. By exploring these dynamics in two cities that have waged long drug wars, this article furthers understanding of the nexus between crime-related violence and educational experiences, thus making an important contribution to the field of education in emergencies.

The Impact of Types and Extent of Trauma on Depressive Affect Among Male Juvenile Sexual Offenders

2016 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1143-1163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer W. Jencks ◽  
George S. Leibowitz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Juvenile Justice System ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Incarcerated Youth ◽  
Juvenile Sexual Offenders ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Depressive Affect ◽  
The Impact

High levels of depression have been found among incarcerated youth, which suggests that mental health problems are associated with delinquent behavior and are part of a constellation of risk factors that contribute to youth entering the juvenile justice system. In this project, we investigated trauma and mental health issues among male youth in residential treatment, and addressed the following questions: (a) Does childhood trauma predict current depression for male juvenile sexual offenders? (b) If so, do different types of traumas predict depressive affect better than others? and, (c) Does extent of trauma exposure predict depression? Data on incarcerated male juvenile sexual offenders were analyzed ( n = 379). Multiple regressions of various types of traumas and cumulative trauma and depression were conducted. Emotional abuse was the strongest predictor of depressive affect for this sample, and multiple exposures to trauma were the second strongest predictor.

scholarly journals Capturing a Moment in Time: A Survey of School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists' Experiences in the Immediate Aftermath of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1735-1749
Author(s):  
Lesley Sylvan ◽  
Erica Goldstein ◽  
Megan Crandall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Health Emergency ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
School Based ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Personal Challenges

Purpose Data collected by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in the spring of 2020 showed that most speech-language pathologists (SLPs) experienced a moderate to major impact on their work practices as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. This study focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences of school-based SLPs at this unique moment in time. Method This study involved a survey of 280 school-based SLPs working across the United States in May 2020. The results of the survey were analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively to identify key themes and trends related to participants' confidence levels, workload changes, and personal challenges. Results Results indicated that SLPs faced variation in the guidance, communication, and resources they were provided by employers and variations regarding the timelines and expectations for the pivot from traditional face-to-face school services to remote services. Few SLPs had previous experience with teletherapy, and many reported low levels of self-confidence and large increases in their workload. Additionally, SLPs faced high levels of stress in their personal lives. Conclusions Despite the challenges faced, participants largely reported they were able to adapt with the support of the SLP community. Participants reported concerns regarding the relative success of their students under new service delivery models, especially for students from disadvantaged groups, and worries regarding future legal challenges. This study identifies key issues to consider with respect to speech-language services in schools as the COVID-19 public health emergency continues to unfold.

scholarly journals Law enforcement wellness: Promoting the “good” during the “bad” and “ugly”

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 168-173
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Papazoglou ◽  
Katy Kamkar ◽  
Jeff Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Police Work ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Personal Challenges

Wellness and resilience have been at the epicenter of attention amongst many law enforcement researchers, clinicians, and professionals in recent years. Both resilience and wellness aim to provide law enforcement officers with knowledge and effective tools that can be employed during both professional and personal challenges. The current manuscript presents wellness within a context of prevalent conditions and/or situations (i.e., what is called “Good” during the “Bad” and “Ugly”) that law enforcement officers experience as part of their duties as well as in their personal lives. The authors aim to raise awareness of police wellness that needs to be viewed within the context of police work and not in a vacuum. Considering that, tangible actions and recommendations are also discussed.

scholarly journals Supporting Black and Latino boys in school: A call to action

2020 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Adrian H. Huerta ◽  
Tyrone C. Howard ◽  
Bianca N. Haro
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Male Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Male Youth ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Male High School ◽  
Latino Male ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Black And Latino

The educational experiences of Black and Latino males in K-12 are often riddled with unnecessary challenges and stresses that contribute to diminished academic outcomes. Adrian H. Huerta, Tyrone C. Howard, and Bianca N. Haro seek to highlight instead the importance of positive asset-based research and practice efforts focused on supporting Black and Latino male high school students. Based on a yearlong study of more than 200 Black and Latino male youth in six urban high schools in California, they provide recommendations for more effectively studying and supporting this population. The combination of asset-based research and practice drawn from that research is intended to better support, engage, and enhance the educational experiences of Black and Latino male students in K-12 institutions and beyond.

Violence is as American as Cherry Pie

2019 ◽  
pp. 305-317
Author(s):  
Stephen C. Stanko ◽  
Gordon A. Crews
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Constant Flow ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Juvenile Violence ◽  
Patterns Of Behavior ◽  
And Behaviors

The purpose of this chapter is to offer “food for thought” regarding an under researched area of juvenile violence causation: the possible connection between steadily increasing incarceration rates and steadily increasing incidents of school violence. Unfortunately, the negative, and sometimes violent, traits individuals develop while incarcerated are often brought out into their lives in society and personal lives, which often involve the raising of children. Research has documented the impacts that being incarcerated can have upon an individual. There is growing research supporting that these newly developed traits and behaviors can easily be imbedded in the children in which they have contact with upon release. The authors argue that we should not be surprised about the increases in juvenile violence given the constant flow of individuals in and out of American prisons. This is not to say that everyone who has served time will follow this path, but this is one area where actions and patterns of behavior which have been developed in one social environment can saturate another.

School Violence: An Ecological View

PsycCRITIQUES ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (28) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Tortorici Luna
Keyword(s):  
School Violence ◽  
Ecological View
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