Author: McGlaze, Aidan
Title: Making the Most of California's Correctional Education Reform: A Survey and Suggestions for Further Steps
Summary: This paper surveys California's correctional education reform, arguing for expanded services on the grounds that improved education reduced recidivism, saves money, and facilitates prisoner reentry. People with educational difficulties are more likely to end up members of the incarcerated population, and those who improve their educational status while incarcerated are less likely to commit future crimes. After exploring the widespread consensus that effective education for incarcerated individuals yields tangible and demonstrable benefits and examining national data on the educational deficits observable in incarcerated populations, the paper turns to an analysis of the current programming reform in California, advocating for careful data collection and analysis, universal assessment and programming participation, and the consideration of computer-facilitated education.
Details: Unpublished paper available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=977001
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 7001
Country: United States
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Shelf Number: 119180
Keywords:
Correctional Education (California)Correctional ProgramsRecidivismRehabilitation |
