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Direct linkBerkel, Cady; O'Hara, Karey; Eddy, J. Mark; Rhodes, C. Aubrey; Blake, Austin; Thomas, Nalani; Hita, Liza; Herrera, Danita; Wheeler, Alice C.; Wolchik, Sharlene – Prevention Science, 2023
Rates of parental incarceration in the USA have increased dramatically over the past four decades. The Adverse Childhood Experiences study identified parental incarceration as one of several risk factors related to multiple health outcomes during childhood and adulthood. Parents and other caregivers are widely regarded as sources of resilience for…
Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Parents, Parent Child Relationship
A Synthesis of the Effects of Correctional Education on the Academic Outcomes of Incarcerated Adults
Reed, Deborah K. – Educational Psychology Review, 2015
Most evaluations of the effectiveness of correctional education use the distal outcomes of recidivism and post-release employment as the dependent variables (e.g., Aos et al., 2006; Davis et al., 2013). This synthesis sought to determine the effectiveness of correctional education at improving proximal academic outcomes among incarcerated adult…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Program Effectiveness
Block, Steven; Brown, Christopher A.; Barretti, Louis M.; Walker, Erin; Yudt, Michael; Fretz, Ralph – Journal of Correctional Education, 2014
This article presents a mixed-method evaluation of the InsideOut Dad Program in three correctional facilities in New Jersey. The InsideOut Dad program aims to improve the parenting skills of incarcerated fathers through a 12-session curriculum. Using a quasi-experimental design, study participants (N = 309) and a control group (N = 104) completed…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Parent Education, Parenting Skills, Institutionalized Persons
Shippen, Margaret E.; Morton, Rhonda Collins; Flynt, Samuel W.; Houchins, David E.; Smitherman, Tracy – Remedial and Special Education, 2012
Despite the importance of literacy skill training for incarcerated youth, a very limited number of empirically based research studies have examined reading instruction in correctional facilities. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the Fast ForWord computer-assisted reading program improved the reading and spelling abilities of…
Descriptors: Spelling, Reading Programs, Correctional Institutions, Reading Skills
Tripodi, Stephen J.; Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Kim, Johnny S.; Bender, Kimberly – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of interventions for incarcerated women. Method: The researchers use a two-model system: the risk-reduction model for studies analyzing interventions to reduce recidivism rates, and the enhancement model for studies that target psychological and physical well-being. Results: Incarcerated women who…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Substance Abuse, Institutionalized Persons, Females
Meyer, Stephen J.; Randel, Bruce – Community College Review, 2013
This article reports findings from an impact study of a 2-year postsecondary academic program offered in state prisons. Outcomes examined for participants during their 1st year of participation include performance on a standardized test of critical thinking skills, credit acquisition, achievement motivation, educational aspirations, personal…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Correctional Education
De Fuccio, MaryAnne; Kuhn, Deanna; Udell, Wadiya; Callender, Kerry – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
We investigate whether the intervention designed by Kuhn and Udell (2003) to develop argument skills could be implemented productively among adolescent males in a residential juvenile detention facility--boys who were educationally disengaged and severely disadvantaged academically as well as socially. Compared to a control group from the same…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Disadvantaged Youth, Juvenile Justice
Duwe, Grant; Kerschner, Deborah – Crime & Delinquency, 2008
Using a retrospective, quasiexperimental design, this study evaluates Minnesota's Challenge Incarceration Program (CIP), examining whether it has lowered recidivism and saved money. In addition to utilizing a lengthy follow-up period and multiple measures of recidivism and participation, a multistage sampling design was employed to create a…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Recidivism, Correctional Education
Berman, Anne H. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2004
Background: Rehabilitation programs for criminal offenders target primary outcomes such as effects on criminogenic needs and secondary outcomes of reducing recidivism. Most evaluation studies focus only on one type of outcome. This study evaluated outcomes on both primary and secondary targets of the Reasoning and Rehabilitation (R&R) program…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation Programs, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Correctional Rehabilitation
