NCJ Number
87805
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Dated: (Summer 1982) Pages: 43-57
Date Published
1982
Length
15 pages
Annotation
The paper reviews research studies on the effectiveness of prison education programs.
Abstract
Such programs are common in prisons, but there have been relatively few evaluative studies carried out. The research which has been done is not conclusive. Most evaluations have shown that inmates make substantial improvements in learning, but this does not necessarily have an impact on rates of post-release employment and recidivism. The review of the literature suggests that programs will be most likely to succeed if they are intensive, if they can establish an alternative community within the prison, and if they offer post-release services to inmates. (Author abstract)