How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? : the results of a comprehensive evaluation

How effective is correctional education, and where do we go from here? : the results of a comprehensive evaluation /

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"More than 2 million adults are incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and each year more than 700,000 leave federal and state prisons and return to communities. Unfortunately, within three years, 40 percent will be reincarcerated. One reason for this is that ex-offenders lack the knowledge, training, a...

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Main Authors: Davis, Lois M. (Author), Steele, Jennifer L. (Author), Bozick, Robert (Author), Williams, Malcolm V. (Author), Turner, Susan, 1954- (Author), Miles, Jeremy N. V. (Author), Saunders, Jessica M., 1978- (Author), Steinberg, Paul S. (Author)
Corporate Author: United States. Bureau of Justice Assistance (sponsoring body.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2014]
Series:Research report (Rand Corporation) ; RR-564-BJA.
Subjects:
Juvenile delinquents > Education > United States > Evaluation.
Prisoners > Education > United States > Evaluation.
Educational evaluation > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
EDUCATION > Evaluation & Assessment.
Educational evaluation
Juvenile delinquents > Education > Evaluation
Prisoners > Education > Evaluation
United States
Multi-User.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • How effective is correctional education for incarcerated adults?
  • A systematic review of correctional education programs for incarcerated juveniles
  • RAND correctional education survey
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Appendix A. Summary of studies for the juvenile correctional education review
  • Appendix B. Rand correctional education survey questionnaire
  • Appendix C (available separately online only): Juvenile Scientific Review Protocol.

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