Evaluating the effectiveness of correctional education
Subtitle: a meta-analysis of programs that provide education to incarcerated adults
By: Lois M. Davis, Robert Bozick, Jennifer L. Steele, Jessica Saunders, Jeremy N. V.Miles
Series: Report -- RR-226-BJA
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 85
ISBN-13: 9780833081087
Subjects: Prisoners; Education; Criminals; Rehabilitation
Description: After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and learning in math and in reading. Their findings support the premise that receiving correctional education while incarcerated reduces an individual⁰́₉s risk of recidivating. They also found that those receiving correctional education had improved odds of obtaining employment after release. The authors also examined the benefits of computer-assisted learning and compared the costs of prison education programs with the costs of reincarceration.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-85).