To Learn or Not to Learn—This Is the Question: LearninG-Disabled Inmates’ Attitudes Toward School, Scholastic Experiences, and the Onset of Criminal Behavior

Tomer Einat; Amela Einat

doi:10.1177/0032885515596509

To Learn or Not to Learn—This Is the Question: LearninG-Disabled Inmates’ Attitudes Toward School, Scholastic Experiences, and the Onset of Criminal Behavior

Tomer Einat
, Amela Einat

Department of Criminology

Tel Hai Academic College

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Abstract

This research explores the rate of learning disabilities (LD) within the Hebrew-speaking adult prison population in Israel, examining the relationship between LD and dropping out of school with criminal behavior. The study finds that the frequency of LD is very high among Israeli inmates (69.6%) and that a gap exists between LD inmates’ awareness of their scholastic weakness in school and the educational system's ignorance. Implications of these results are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	423-448
Number of pages	26
Journal	Prison Journal
Volume	95
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885515596509
State	Published - Dec 2015

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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criminal activity
education
inmates
learning disabilities
school dropout

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