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4 results foundAuthor: Brazier, Laura Title: Post-16 Education and Training Provision for Young People Involved in Crime: Literature Review Summary: This literature review forms part of a wider NRDC research project on improving the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of young people involved in, or at risk of becoming involved in, youth crime. The NRDC research project aimed to develop LLN provision for young people learning in various youth justice contexts and evaluate its effectiveness. In addition, the project explored improving engagement in education and training through understanding how this group of learners interpret and construct their own leaning over time and in response to various educational contexts. This literature review was designed to inform and contribute to the wider NRDC research project by drawing together key and consistent findings within the diverse and complex bodies of literature examining post-16 education and training provision for young people involved in offending. Details: London: National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NRDC), 2010. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 14, 2010 at: www.nrdc.org.uk/download2.asp?f=4693&e=pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: Shelf Number: 119960 Keywords: Education and TrainingJuvenile Offenders |
Author: Hurry, Jane Title: Improving the Literacy and Numeracy of Young People in Custody and In the Community. Summary interim report of the first 18 months of the study Summary: The Moser report (DfEE, 1999) stated that too many adults were not functionally literate and had problems with numeracy, which cramped their lives and undermined national productivity. Moser made wide-ranging recommendations which are now having a major impact on adult basic skills. Younger people (16 to 20-year olds) were seen as a particular priority and this is endorsed by the criminal justice system since recent Home Office statistics show that young men aged between 10 and 20 commit 42 per cent of all indictable offences (Kurtz, A. 2002 What works for delinquency, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 33, p 672). Offenders have also been identified as a group requiring attention 'as a matter of urgency' (Skills for Life: The national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills, focus on delivery to 2007, DfES, 2003) because their numeracy and literacy skills are under-developed compared with those of their peers. One of the measures being explored to reduce youth offending is the provision of education and training. The purpose of this study is therefore twofold: To explore ways of improving the literacy and numeracy skills of young offenders with underdeveloped basic skills; To see what impact literacy and numeracy have on economic activity and offending over time. In this interim report we provide snapshots of basic skills issues for this group, both in community and secure settings. Understanding these issues is likely to be the key to engineering long-term positive outcomes. Details: London: Institute of Education, University of London, 2005. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 24, 2014 at: http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/4831/1/Hurry2005Improving.pdf Year: 2005 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://eprints.ioe.ac.uk/4831/1/Hurry2005Improving.pdf Shelf Number: 132167 Keywords: Delinquency PreventionEducation and Training |
Author: Hurry, Jane Title: Improving the Literacy and Numeracy of Young People in Custody and In the Community. Research Report Summary: Young people in the youth justice system tend to have lower than average attainment in literacy and numeracy. This makes it more difficult for them to find consistent employment and heightens the chances of offending. As a result, education/training is identified as one of the promising approaches to reducing reoffending, and has been rigorously translated into policy in the UK, with a requirement that 'at least 90% of young offenders are in suitable full-time education, training and employment'. However, the young people themselves are often very reluctant students. There is a shortage of evidence as to the best methods of improving the literacy and numeracy of these young people. The aims of this present study were to: - observe the kind of provision on offer and how students responded to this provision - test the impact of either increasing discrete literacy and numeracy provision or contextualising provision. Details: London: National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy, 2010. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 5, 2014 at: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=183 Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.nrdc.org.uk/publications_details.asp?ID=183 Shelf Number: 132232 Keywords: Delinquency Prevention Education and Training EmploymentJuvenile OffendersReoffending |
Author: Choak, Clare Title: London Probation Trust's Serious Group Offending Training Evaluation Summary: The purpose of this research was to evaluate the Serious Group Offending (SGO) training - an introductory course which is being delivered to London Probation staff by Delphine Duff and Twilight Bey1 under the umbrella of the STARR project. Gangs are not a new phenomenon, neither are they in themselves criminal. The term Serious Group Offending is the phrase coined by London Probation Trust and allows the focus to be on challenging the offending behaviour rather than the gang itself. This two day course is designed for all staff who are actively working on the Serious Group Offending agenda. The target audience is; Offender Managers, Community Payback, Approved Premises Staff, and Partnership Support Staff. Details: London: London Probation Trust,2011. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed June 12, 2014 at http://www.starr-probation.org/uploaded_files/Rep%20STARR%20SGO.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.starr-probation.org/uploaded_files/Rep%20STARR%20SGO.pdf Shelf Number: 132445 Keywords: Education and TrainingJuvenile Probation Officers (U.K.)Youth Gangs (U.K.) |