Abstract
This article represents a thought piece
reflecting on the interplay between
schooling, social exclusion and prison for
those with special educational needs and
its aims are two-fold. First, to outline some
of the concerns around incarcerated young
people and adults who fall into this
category. We will provide some definitional
parameters and, whilst acknowledging the,
often, obfuscatory effects of official
classifications, draw on these to outline the
proportion of the prison population who
are affected by these challenges. Second,
we will examine the role of education both
within the prison and in schools, arguing
that for young people with SENs the school
can represent the start of a ‘pipeline’ to
prison. ‘Schooling’, that is to say, is a part
of the problem. Consequently, the
presentation of current forms of prison
education as a panacea to problems that,
for many, began with education is, at best,
unrealistic.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4-10 |
Journal | Prison Service Journal |
Issue number | 232 |
Early online date | 31 Jul 2017 |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 31 Jul 2017 |
Keywords
- Prison
- special educational needs