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The estimated percentage of individuals who are incarcerated with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) ranges from 25 to 87 % depending on whether one is considering a county jail, or a state or federal prison (Schofield et al., Brain Injury, 20(5), 499–506, 2006; Slaughter, Fann, & Ehde, Brain Injury, 17(9), 731–741, 2003; Morrell et al., Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 27(3–4), 1–8, 1998). Many individuals are incarcerated with either an identified or unidentified TBI, while others sustain some type of head injury while incarcerated. In addition, many incarcerated individuals have a history of receiving special education services, with a small percentage falling within the TBI classification category. This chapter will discuss the percentage of incarcerated individuals who received special education services, the types of crimes often associated with incarcerated individuals with developmental and psychological disabilities, and prevalence of TBI among incarcerated individuals. The discussion related to TBI will focus on outlining the difficulties in accurately estimating the percentage of individuals with TBI and the difficulties in identifying TBI among incarcerated individuals. Finally, the need for screening, assessment, and treatment of individuals with TBI within the correctional system is reviewed.
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Koch, K., Moore, B.M., McIntosh, D.E. (2015). Men at Risk: Special Education and Incarceration. In: Zaroff, C., D'Amato, R. (eds) The Neuropsychology of Men. Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7615-4_9
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