Reid, Gavin en Jane Kirk, Dyslexia in Adults, Education and employment, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2001 , ISBN 0-471-85205-8
Chapter 6 "Disaffection, defiance and depression" is dedicated to the remarkable incidence of dyslexia in prisons.
Rack, J. (2005). The Incidence of Hidden Disabilities
in the Prison Population: Yorkshire and Humberside Research. Egham, Surrey: The Dyslexia Institute.
14-21% of the prison population in the UK
3-4 times normal population
Baker, S.F., & Ireland, J.L. (2007). The link between dyslexic traits, executive functioning, impulsivity and social self-esteem among an offender and non-offender sample. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 30(6), 492-503.
Almost 3 times as many traits of dyslexia in offenders than in non-offenders
Quote:
"If treatment delivery fails to take into account a potential role for dyslexia
Then the treatment will not be matched to an offender's learning style
And can be expected to do little to maximize success."
Overrepresentation of dyslexia in prisons
Australian research about support for rehabilitation from prison
Also other researchers have the vision that awareness of the possibilities is a prerequisit for success of further programs:
Dr. Jeffrey Pfeifer, Chair - Department of Psychological Sciences & Statistics of Swinburne University in Australie makes the following statement:
"The ability of offenders to profit from rehabilitative programs is premised upon the requisite core cognitive skill to do so,
including motivation, openness to intervention, etc."
"Cognitive skills programs should be aimed at increasing these specific skills
so that the individual is "ready" to make the most of rehabilitative programming."
please do feel free to complete Jeffrey Pfeifer's survey, which serves as reference for his research project.
Projects aimed at supporting dyslexics in prisons
Finland, Helsinki: The probation foundation:
KRITS
Free from learning difficulties:
(2007-2010)
presentation of Pirjo Poutala (Breaking Barriers project, Helsinki, October 4th, 2010)
presentation of Mirva Gullman (Breaking Barriers project, Nieuwersluis, April 3rd, 2012)
England, Chelmsford: Jackie Hewitt Main
Dyslexia behind bars
(2006-2008)
presentation of Jackie Hewitt Main (Breaking Barriers project, Nieuwersluis, April 3rd, 2012)
England, Dyslexia-Malvern : Melanie Jameson
Dyslexia support
Dyslexia good practise guide for justice professionals
Offending and dyslexia guide