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Laura Rasmussen Foster; Jessie Stadd; Michelle Tolbert – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2023
When aligned with career pathways and other education and training programs in the community, IET programs offered in prisons and jails enable participants to make significant progress toward their education and training goals that can be continued after release. This guide summarizes lessons learned from the IET in Corrections project and serves…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Career Pathways, Educational Objectives, Training Objectives
Craft, Trevor; Gonzalez, Nicholas; Kelleher, Kevin; Rose, MIKI; Takor, Ofu – Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2019
College-in-prison programs are run by accredited universities and colleges, and allow participants to earn college degrees intended to facilitate positive real-world outcomes outside of the criminal justice system. Reduced rates of recidivism and increased employment opportunities are among the most cited benefits of providing higher education to…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Postsecondary Education, Institutionalized Persons
Jennifer M. Combs – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The Career Preparation Capstone (CPC) provides technical college students with the opportunity to experience the culture inside of a correctional facility to gain professional development and exposure to one of the core components of the criminal justice system, the field of corrections. Criminal Justice students will be required to attend…
Descriptors: Capstone Experiences, Experiential Learning, Career and Technical Education, Institutionalized Persons
Ameen, Edward J.; Lee, Debbiesiu L. – Career Development Quarterly, 2012
Given high recidivism rates and the vulnerability of detained youth, the authors posit that juvenile detention centers may be most efficacious by serving as both place and process to create career opportunity through vocational training. The authors review the psychosocial factors contributing to delinquency and the primary theories of…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Vocational Education, Program Implementation, Youth

Lattimore, Pamela K.; Witte, Ann D. – Monthly Labor Review, 1985
The authors state that limited resources should be provided to develop, implement, and evaluate programs that have as their primary purpose the rehabilitation of offenders; and that employment programs will be best developed through the coordinated efforts of social scientists, employment professionals, and correctional officials. (CT)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
Speaking Freely, 1983
This report contains a condensation and highlights of public hearings held by the Illinois State Advisory Council on Adult, Vocational and Technical Education (SACVE) and the Illinois Employment and Training Council (IETC) on the subject of correctional education in the state. During the hearings on this topic, 100 witnesses testified. The report…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation
Conrath, Richard C. – 1986
Three major issues confronting Michigan community colleges in providing prison education are discussed in this paper. The first section deals with funding problems, focusing on the necessity of reapplying for funding on an annual basis, the diversity of funding sources, the acquisition of supplies and equipment, and the maintenance of a stable…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Crime Prevention
Geizer, Bernard P., Ed. – 1982
This report presents the results of an evaluation of New York State's Division for Youth (DFY) rehabilitation programs, which range from secure facilities to residential homes. The goals of the evaluation were to assess the level of expenditures for facility operation and use, to determine the scope of programs and the extent to which they meet…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Organizational Effectiveness
Byrne, Eileen M. – 1990
The content and quality of prisoner education in Queensland, Australia, was reviewed. The review focused on the following topics: prisoners' rights and responsibilities in general and their rights to rehabilitation and education in particular; the structural, organizational, and attitudinal barriers to correctional education; available and needed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Change Strategies, Correctional Education

Hamm, Mark S. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1988
Discusses strategies for the implementation of programs thought to be worthy of greater exploration by individuals involved in the correctional education process. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation, Educational Change
Black, Hartzel L.; And Others – 1993
The Southeastern Illinois College Correctional Educational Division (SIC-CED) begins its involvement at the offender's entry into the correctional institution and continues through the community networking system upon his or her release from the Illinois Department of Corrections. Funding has been awarded for development and implementation of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Conrad, John P.; Cavros, Joann – 1981
Two of America's most serious problems--crime and illiteracy--converge in our prisons. The majority of prisoners have serious educational deficits. Although prison educational programs exist, they are often ineffective because of poor program development, lack of administrative support, or small numbers of prisoners served. One innovation in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Bouffard, Jeffrey A.; Bergeron, Lindsey E. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
Spurred by large increases in prison populations and other recent sentencing and correctional trends, the federal government has supported the development and implementation of Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiatives (SVORI) nationwide. While existing research demonstrates the effectiveness of the separate components of these programs…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Outcomes of Treatment, Drug Use, Program Effectiveness
Springfield Urban League, Inc., IL. – 1988
An Urban League project in Springfield, Illinois, provided instruction in small business management to persons who had been convicted of a crime. Phase II of the project required designing a self-instructional workbook and tape to be used when classes were not available. A resource guide listing agencies providing assistance to business persons…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Competence, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
Whitesel, Russ; Anderson, Gordon A. – 1990
This staff briefing report was prepared for the Wisconsin Legislative Council's Special Committee on Educational Programs in Adult Correctional Institutions. The two-part paper provides background information on Wisconsin's adult correctional system, its residents, and the educational and vocational programs in adult correctional institutions.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, High School Equivalency Programs
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