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Basic skills and crime: findings from a study of adults born in 1958 and 1970

Parsons, S; (2002) Basic skills and crime: findings from a study of adults born in 1958 and 1970. The Basic Skills Agency: London, UK.

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Abstract

Just over 1% of the total population of the United Kingdom are currently serving a prison sentence. The link between poor education and crime is well established, and in recent years the proportion of people with poor literacy in the prison population and on remand has started to gain increased attention. Current figures from the BSA’s screening test offered to all new prisoners at the start of their custodial sentence indicate that as many as 1 in 2 prisoners have difficulties with reading (48%) and that number-work difficulties are even more prevalent (65%)

Type: Book
Title: Basic skills and crime: findings from a study of adults born in 1958 and 1970
ISBN: 1-85990-210-3
Publisher version: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/43443906/ba...
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Social Research Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1566250
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