Organizing and Delivering Empirically Based Literacy Instruction to Incarcerated Youth

Reading and writing disabilities among inmates in correctional settings. A Swedish perspective

“…The evidence is substantial regarding the positive effect of enhancing academic skills, particularly literacy ability, for juvenile delinquents. It will be more important to focus on education that is based on outcomes and visible goals rather than on correctional methods (Leone, Krezmien, Mason, & Meisel, 2005).…”

Racial differences in academic achievement among juvenile offenders

“…In the study, most participants expressed interest in returning to school, finding employment, reading independently, and obtaining general education development certificates (GEDs). For a brief review on empirically based literacy instruction, see Leone, Krezmien, Mason, and Meisel (2005).…”

Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System: Issues Related to Treatment and Rehabilitation

“…Leone, Krezmien, Mason, and Meisel (2005) believe lack of identification may be, among other things, because often children/youth are not attending school when they are arrested or have been out of school for an extended period. It is not uncommon for juvenile justice programs to experience difficulties or long delays in retrieving detainee records from public schools, thus contributing to the delay in quality programming for individual detainees.…”