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Direct linkBrandon M. Finlay – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Every year, 600,000 formerly incarcerated people return to society, and over forty-four percent will be incarcerated again within a year. As advocates work to improve the conditions of reentry, recent efforts have focused on higher education as the ticket to long-term freedom for formerly incarcerated people. Any success of these efforts hinges on…
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Undergraduate Students, Paying for College, Student Motivation
A Bayesian Analysis of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Intervention for High-Risk People on Probation
Peer reviewedSeungHoon Han; Jordan M. Hyatt; Geoffrey C. Barnes; Lawrence W. Sherman – Evaluation Review, 2024
This analysis employs a Bayesian framework to estimate the impact of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) intervention on the recidivism of high-risk people under community supervision. The study relies on the reanalysis of experimental datal using a Bayesian logistic regression model. In doing so, new estimates of programmatic impact were…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Cognitive Restructuring, Criminals, Recidivism
Richard A. Berk; Arun Kumar Kuchibhotla; Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen – Sociological Methods & Research, 2024
In the United States and elsewhere, risk assessment algorithms are being used to help inform criminal justice decision-makers. A common intent is to forecast an offender's "future dangerousness." Such algorithms have been correctly criticized for potential unfairness, and there is an active cottage industry trying to make repairs. In…
Descriptors: Criminals, Correctional Rehabilitation, Recidivism, Risk Assessment
Carden, Clarissa – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
In 1900, the Westbrook Reformatory for Boys, an institution holding both young people convicted of criminal offences and those deemed to be neglected children, was established in a farming region in Queensland, Australia. The institution would remain in the same location until 1994. By then, it had been rebranded as a Youth Detention Centre,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Youth, Crime, Correctional Rehabilitation
Yu, Yue; Bradley, Catherine C.; Boan, Andrea D.; Charles, Jane M.; Carpenter, Laura A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
This study describes charges, outcomes, and recidivism in both the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems (CJS) for young adults aged 17 to 23 years with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 606). Results are compared to individuals with ID (n = 1271) and a population control group (n = 2973). About 3% of individuals with ASD were charged with…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Download full textHarp, Caren – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2020
There are more than 43,500 juvenile offenders in residential placement across the country. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) reentry programs help ensure that youth have the tools to become productive, law-abiding members of society upon their return. OJJDP's Second Chance Act programs provide specialized…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, Recidivism, Correctional Rehabilitation
Wesely, Jennifer K. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: In successful experiential learning, cycling between experience and reflection promotes higher-order thinking skills. Emotions can either help or hinder productive reflection. The role of emotion as it applies to reflection cycles within experiential learning is not well understood, especially in the criminal justice area. Purpose: The…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Student Journals, Reflection, Experiential Learning
Bacher-Hicks, Andrew; Billings, Stephen B.; Deming, David J. – Education Next, 2021
At issue is the school-to-prison pipeline--a term often used to describe the connection between exclusionary punishments like suspensions and expulsions and involvement in the criminal justice system. Black and Hispanic students are far more likely than white students to be suspended or expelled, and Black and Hispanic Americans are…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Discipline Policy, Correctional Rehabilitation, Suspension
Davison, Miles; Penner, Andrew M.; Penner, Emily K.; Pharris-Ciurej, Nikolas; Porter, Sonya R.; Rose, Evan K.; Shem-Tov, Yotam; Yoo, Paul – Educational Researcher, 2022
Despite interest in the contributions of school discipline to the creation of racial inequality, previous research has been unable to identify how students who receive suspensions in school differ from unsuspended classmates on key young adult outcomes. We utilize novel data to document the links between high school discipline and important young…
Descriptors: Discipline, Racial Bias, Young Adults, High School Students
Reed Pecha – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students' misbehaviors at younger ages can lead to more significant issues at the high school level such as dropping out, drug and alcohol abuse, and incarceration. The purpose of this study was to examine high school students' perceptions of positive reinforcement and punishment practices in their high school's behavior system. Two specific…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Behavior Problems, Substance Abuse
Blackmore, Charlotte E.; Woodhouse, Emma L.; Gillan, Nicola; Wilson, Ellie; Ashwood, Karen L.; Stoencheva, Vladimira; Nolan, Alexandra; McAlonan, Grainne M.; Robertson, Dene M.; Whitwell, Susannah; Deeley, Quinton; Craig, Michael C.; Zinkstok, Janneke; Wichers, Rob; Spain, Debbie; Roberts, Ged; Murphy, Declan G. M.; Murphy, Clodagh M.; Daly, Eileen – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The behavioural and cognitive difficulties of some adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may increase their risk of contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) as a potential suspect. There has been limited investigation of ASD and offending and available evidence is mixed. A retrospective review was completed of medical records of 1570…
Descriptors: Adults, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Correctional Rehabilitation, Incidence
Kajawo, Samson C. R.; Johnson, Lineo R. – Educational Policy Analysis and Strategic Research, 2023
Education must be accessible to all citizens, including those incarcerated in penitentiaries, to contribute to the socio-economic development of the countries. In Malawi, to enhance incarcerated people's access to quality education in correctional facilities, the Malawi Prisons Service (MPS) included education as a strategic objective in its…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries
Hertle, Shonda Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to examine if and to what extent a statistically significant difference exists in advising satisfaction and outreach function of online and on-campus undergraduate criminology and criminal justice students in the Southwestern United States. The concepts of advising satisfaction and outreach…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Satisfaction, Outreach Programs, Online Courses
Morgan, Haydn; Parker, Andrew; Meek, Rosie; Cryer, Jon – Sport, Education and Society, 2020
Sport is often framed as a panacea for social disharmony, especially within the context of marginalised youth populations, and is widely promoted as a mechanism through which a multiplicity of social policy objectives can be achieved. Yet while political rhetoric has long pointed towards sport's transformative abilities, the basis for such claims…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Intervention, Correctional Rehabilitation
Aga, Natalie; Vander Laenen, Freya; Vandevelde, Stijn; Vanderplasschen, Wouter – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2020
Background: Recovery is a widely accepted paradigm in mental health care, whilst the correctional and forensic-psychiatric field is still searching for foundations for its implementation. Knowledge regarding recovery of persons with intellectual disabilities in secure contexts is limited. This study assesses recovery needs and resources among…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Mental Health, Criminals, Crime
