NCJ Number
242423
Date Published
June 2012
Length
11 pages
Annotation
This Insight Prison Project (IPP) study evaluated the impact of class participation on participants' emotional well-being.
Abstract
Results indicate that IPP's programs offer a number of promising strategies to improve well-being and reduce violence. Analysis showed that the Main Yard participants at the San Quentin State Prison who had more IPP experience achieved slightly more positive results in every aspect of measurements than those with less IPP experience. Even in the absence of statistical significance, the survey findings were very consistent and corresponded with the participants' interview responses considerably. This study suggests that longer participation in IPP programming is associated with the desired cognitive behavioral outcomes. Further research with wider sampling and stronger research design is recommended to provide definitive evidence of the positive impact of IPP on its participants. 1 table and 18 references