How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation

By Lois M. Davis, Jennifer L. Steele, Robert Bozick, Malcolm V. Williams, Susan Turner, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Jessica Saunders & Paul S. Steinberg

How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation - Lois M. Davis, Jennifer L. Steele, Robert Bozick, Malcolm V. Williams, Susan Turner, Jeremy N. V. Miles, Jessica Saunders & Paul S. Steinberg
  • Release Date: 2014-02-28
  • Genre: Political Science

Description

This report assesses the effectiveness of correctional education programs for both incarcerated adults and juveniles and the cost-effectiveness of adult correctional education. It also provides results of a survey of U.S. state correctional education directors that give an up-to-date picture of what correctional education looks like today. Finally, the authors offer recommendations for improving the field of correctional education moving forward.