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Higher Education Programs in Prison

What We Know Now and What We Should Focus On Going Forward

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ID19909103
AuthorsLois M Davis (corresponding author), Lois Davis
Year2019
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
PublisherRAND Corporation (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7249/pe342
OpenAlexW2970242251
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Having a college education is necessary to compete for many jobs, and the stakes for ex-offenders are higher than for others. This Perspective summarizes research on the effectiveness of educational programs in reducing recidivism and lessons learned from one state's experience in providing college programs to incarcerated individuals. Focusing on the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, it outlines key issues to address

Computer security · Criminology · Focus (optics) · Key (lock) · Medical education · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Prison · Public relations · Recidivism · Sociology · State (computer science) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Psychology

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Citations per year2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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