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ERIC Number: EJ1185355
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-May
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-0740-2708
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Correctional Education and Recidivism: Toward a Tool for Reduction
Hall, Lori L.
Journal of Correctional Education, v66 n2 p4-29 May 2015
Vast arrays of research have evaluated recidivism through a limited scope, analyzing various factors independently. This study endeavors to execute a systematic review of factors attributed to recidivism in order to focus the research trajectory toward the most promising recidivism reduction tool. Various risk factors of recidivism have been identified; however few can be utilized as a tool in reduction. Of those tools, research indicates that correctional education programming appears to offer the greatest reduction outcome. The importance of this research is established by reorganizing the major research findings on correctional education programs from 1995 to 2010 in order to show the impact of education on recidivism. To accomplish this goal, a typology of the research is created to delineate the factor that is most promising in reducing recidivism, correctional education. Specifically, an analysis of 10 empirical studies is performed in order to understand the impact of correctional education programming on recidivism. Findings reveal conclusiveness about educational programming as a reduction tool for recidivism.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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