NCJ Number
86051
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling Services and Rehabilitation Volume: 6 Issue: 1 and 2 Dated: (Fall/Winter 1981) Pages: 53-67
Date Published
1982
Length
15 pages
Annotation
Rehabilitation is seen as a necessary goal of the justice system and post-secondary education in prison advanced as a means of such rehabilitation. Evidence is cited to support this claim.
Abstract
Using the model of the University of Victoria program in British Columbia, three components of prison education are examined: theory, content, and structure. A developmental theory is posed, using Piaget and Kohlberg as the basis. A model of criminal as decision-maker and authoritarian is proposed and cognitive-moral development through liberal arts education proposed as a change agent. Finally, the crucial role of democratic structures in the program is emphasized. (Author abstract)