Behind Bars.

Although there may not be a direct causal relationship between illiteracy and crime a look at the broader picture points to a significant connection. As many as 50 percent of adults in federal and state prisons cannot read or write at all; the majority of prisoners are poor; blacks, comprising only...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Business Council for Effective Literacy, New York, NY
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986.
Subjects:
Adult Literacy.
Adult Vocational Education.
Basic Skills.
Correctional Education.
Illiteracy.
Literacy Education.
Prisoners.
Rehabilitation Programs.
Journal Articles.
Reports, General.
Genre:
Journal Articles.
Reports, General.
Physical Description:4 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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