Unremediated learning disabilities and reincarceration

Abstract Fifty-six teenage male students at Elk Hill Farm were identified as having learning disabilities. At the time of discharge, 39 were identified as academically remediated, while 17 were identified as unremediated. Information with regard to subsequent reincarceration, in the form of a success rate index, was analyzed in comparing the two subgroups. Academic remediation appears to be a predictor of future reincarcerations. Also, academic remediation (and social-emotional growth) appear to have a greater impact on later incarceration than the length of time in trouble with the law prior to the placement.