This qualitative study extends our earlier research on what we have learned about the information needs of Malaysian male juvenile offenders. This study explores the extent to which the prison library is used as the environment for information seeking of male juvenile delinquents. Data were collected using participants' observation with 27 juveniles (13 to 21 years old) living in five correctional schools in Malaysia. Our observation at all research sites has led us to conclude that the prison library does not play much role in addressing the participants’ information needs. The findings in this research are useful for the purpose of designing and delivering the best possible library services to this group. findings add to the limited literature on juvenile offenders’ information needs and how the prison libraries meet the needs of this people.

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使五所惩教学校的被监禁男性青少年能够获得图书馆服务的挑战

这项定性研究扩展了我们之前对马来西亚男性少年罪犯信息需求的了解。本研究探讨了监狱图书馆在多大程度上被用作男性少年罪犯信息搜索的环境。数据是通过参与者对生活在马来西亚五所惩教学校的 27 名青少年（13 至 21 岁）的观察收集的。我们在所有研究地点的观察使我们得出结论，监狱图书馆在满足参与者的信息需求方面没有发挥多大作用。本研究的发现有助于为该群体设计和提供尽可能最好的图书馆服务。调查结果增加了关于少年犯信息需求以及监狱图书馆如何满足这些人需求的有限文献。