The authors examined the role of early adverse experiences, mental health problems, and disabilities in prediction juvenile delinquency recidivism, using a matched-control group design. delinquent comprised 99,602 youth, born between 1981 1988, whose cases had been processed by South Carolina Department Juvenile Justice. Records controls, matched age, race, gender were drawn from records Education. Data on Child Protective Services, foster care, referrals, diagnoses as well information about...

Department of Education released the Regulations implementing IDEIA.Because crucial importance IDEIA to students with disabilities, school personnel have be aware changes and challenges that these amendments pose educators.In this article we will summarize challenges.First briefly review reauthorization process.Next consider influential effect No Child Left Behind two major reports had on Congress when it reauthorized Individuals Disabilities Act.Third, discuss law.We conclude an examination...

Overrepresentation of minority students in special education has been a concern for more than 3 decades. Such overrepresentation triggered number legal challenges, educational reforms, and legislative actions. However, question still remains the field: Have there any recent changes or improvements? We addressed this by analyzing data published federal government. Racial representation along with regional variations state poverty rates were examined. The results indicated that American...

November 29, 2000, marked the 25th anniversary of signing into law Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This seminal has improved educational opportunities for students disabilities in United States. In this article we briefly review IDEA's first 25 years and speculate on direction IDEA may take future. Our purpose is to (a) present litigative legislative developments that led passage IDEA, (b) examine itself litigation interpreting (c) discuss over next years.

For well over a century, behavioral researchers have attempted to understand the relation between juvenile delinquency and academic achievement. The authors review current literature pertaining achievement its effect on delinquency. While not yet been able establish direct causal these two variables, it has demonstrated that poor outcomes can adversely affect child's behavior, early problems lead outcomes. Studies also shown rates of recidivism are highly correlated with low levels...

Current discipline policies have led to an increase in the use of exclusion with students disabilities, thereby preventing some from receiving a free and appropriate public education. Students ethnically racially diverse groups emotional or behavioral disorders are reported disproportionately higher rates suspensions than others. The authors this study analyzed disciplinary data last 4 years published by U.S. Department Education. Results indicated that (a) there was increasing trend special...

There have been an increasing number of incidents in which school resource officers (SRO) used to manage student disciplinary issues with disastrous results. Court cases brought by parents and advocacy groups claim SROs traumatized injured students. This article addresses several critical concerning being misbehavior, lack training, policies regulating roles responsibilities, inadvertently promoting a school-to-prison pipeline. The authors provide recommendations best practices for future use.

OBJECTIVES Gun violence in the United States is a public health crisis. In 2019, gun injury became leading cause of death among children aged birth to 19 years. Moreover, has had 57 times as many school shootings all other major industrialized nations combined. The purpose this study was understand frequency school-related across quarter century, considering both and mass shootings. METHODS We drew on 2 publicly available datasets whose data allowed us tabulate databases contain...

A national shortage of fully certified special education teachers has been a persistent concern over the years. The purpose this study was to examine teacher availability by analyzing data from annual reports Congress 10-year period. Findings indicate (a) that there is nationwide who are qualified teach across all disabilities, including particularly disproportionate in area emotional and behavioral disorders, (b) dramatic decrease rate, beginning 1993—1994 year continuing subsequent...

The use of high-stakes testing has become an increasingly popular assessment for schools to in demonstrating individual academic performance students, and providingaccountability school improvement. Given the potential negative consequences associated with mandatory (e.g., grade retention, withholding high diplomas, labeling failing schools), parents, districts all bear significant risks based upon student test scores. historically poor students disabilities on these assessments raised...

Truancy has been identified as one of the top 10 educational problems in United States and is considered an important predictor later delinquent behavior. The purpose this study was to track youth initially referred juvenile justice system because truancy. Data were provided by South Carolina Department Juvenile Justice (SCDJJ). sample drawn from a cohort 12,468 juveniles, all born 1985. A longitudinal approach taken examine truancy offenders' interactions with SCDJJ at their first second...

Given the close association of academic achievement not only to delinquency, but also recidivism, further examination this variable is warranted. We examined records 505 delinquent males committed a state correctional facility during recent 7-year period (1991-1997 inclusive). For each 7 years, three groups were identified: one group receiving remediation in math, reading, and no remediation. Results indicated that members remedial twice as likely be recidivists or parole violators...

Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in litigation regarding education of students With autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Because complexity ASD and costs related to Individuals Disabilities Education Act, become high-stakes issue for parents school districts. The purpose this article is extrapolate principles from provide guidelines assist Individualized Program teams developing appropriate special programs ASD.

Truancy remains a persistent concern, with serious consequences for the individual, family, and society, as truancy is often linked to academic failure, disengagement school, school dropout, delinquency. This study analyzed large-scale data covering multiple years of cohorts delinquent youths born between 1981 1988. offenders tend be referred juvenile justice system at an earlier age, juveniles family criminal history, have received special education services. Caucasians girls, from lower...