Evaluating the effectiveness of correctional education

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.

Year

2013

Language

English

Series

Report -- RR-226-BJA

Publisher

RAND Corporation

Editions

1

Pages

85

ISBN

9780833081087

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