Incarcerated Young People, Education and Social Justice

by Tim Corcoran, Fiona MacDonald, Kitty te Riele

This book foregrounds the provision of education for young people who have been remanded or sentenced into custody. Both international conventions and national legislation and guidelines in many countries point to the right of children and young people to access education while they are incarcerated. Moreover, education is often seen as an important protective and 'rehabilitative' factor. However, the conditions associated with incarceration generate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031231317
• ISBN13: 9783031231315
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 265 Pages