that completion of an education program in prison is positively and directly connected to community adjustment. Jancic, Mitchell. Correctional Education Have an Effect on Recidivism?” Journal of “Does 49, no. 4 (Dec. 1998): 152-61. Correctional Education Database Abstract: A meta-analysis of studies from correctional departments in New York, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, and North Carolina as well as Bureau of Justice Statistics showed lower recidivism rates for participants in the following: General Educational Development preparation, high school completion programs, academic and vocational education, and postsecondary education. Karpowitz, Daniel and Max Kenner. as Crime Prevention: The Case for Reinstating “Education Pell Grant Eligibility for the Incarcerated.” Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard Prison Initiative, ND. http://www.nassgap.org/library/docs/crime_report.pdf This brief position paper showcases what the authors call overwhelming consensus among “the public officials that postsecondary education is the most successful and cost-effective method of preventing crime.” Klein, Steven and Michelle Tolbert. Education; Common Measures of “Correctional Performance: Using State Data to Assess the Status of Correctional Education Programs in the United States.” Washington, DC: The United States Department of Education, July 2004. https://www.cedatanetwork.org/pdf/ common_measures_of_perf.pdf Reports on an eight-state pilot study to develop a common state reporting framework for state correctional education programs. Summarizes the states’ experiences test-running data using new, common programming instructions and assesses the potential for using state data to produce policy-relevant national estimates of the scope and effectiveness of correctional education in the United States. Lochner, and Enrico Moretti. Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison “The Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports.” 94, no. 1 (Mar. 2004): The American Economic Review 155-189. This is an article that weighs the economic impact of high school education and to attribute a sizeable social savings to successful completion of high school programs. This would be a useful article for individuals seeking economic justification of prison education programs.
that completion of an education program in prison is positively and directly connected to community adjustment. Jancic, Mitchell. “Does Correctional Education Have an Effect on Recidivism?” Journal of Correctional Education 49, no. 4 (Dec. 1998): 152-61. Database Abstract: A meta-analysis of studies from correctional departments in New York, Texas, Maryland, Ohio, and North Carolina as well as Bureau of Justice Statistics showed lower recidivism rates for participants in the following: General Educational Development preparation, high school completion programs, academic and vocational education, and postsecondary education. Karpowitz, Daniel and Max Kenner. “Education as Crime Prevention: The Case for Reinstating Pell Grant Eligibility for the Incarcerated.” Annandale-on-Hudson, NY: Bard Prison Initiative, ND. http://www.nassgap.org/library/docs/crime_report.pdf This brief position paper showcases what the authors call “the overwhelming consensus among public officials that postsecondary education is the most successful and cost-effective method of preventing crime.” Klein, Steven and Michelle Tolbert. “Correctional Education; Common Measures of Performance: Using State Data to Assess the Status of Correctional Education Programs in the United States.” Washington, DC: The United States Department of Education, July 2004. https://www.cedatanetwork.org/pdf/ common_measures_of_perf.pdf Reports on an eight-state pilot study to develop a common state reporting framework for state correctional education programs. Summarizes the states’ experiences test-running data using new, common programming instructions and assesses the potential for using state data to produce policy-relevant national estimates of the scope and effectiveness of correctional education in the United States. Lochner, and Enrico Moretti. “The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports.” The American Economic Review 94, no. 1 (Mar. 2004): 155-189. This is an article that weighs the economic impact of high school education and to attribute a sizeable social savings to successful completion of high school programs. This would be a useful article for individuals seeking economic justification of prison education programs.
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