Title

The Disconnect Between Education And Social Opportunity For The Formerly Incarcerated

Keywords

Correctional education; Education; Employment; Formerly incarcerated; Race; Social capital

Abstract

This article aims to identify barriers associated with correctional education's ability to produce social opportunity for the formerly incarcerated. This qualitative review of data collected in the Midwestern and Northeastern parts of the United States serves to better inform the literature surrounding correctional education, as to its positive and negative attributes, and sheds light on areas in which systematic improvements can be made. The goal of these independent but related studies is to investigate correctional education's role in the outcomes of reentry experiences of former prisoners with emphasis on employment and educational opportunities, including the effects of race on prisoner and staff attitudes toward correctional education. This article serves to inform policy and future research in regards to correctional education, mainly in its uses, implementations, and outcomes. © 2012 Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Publication Date

9-1-2013

Publication Title

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volume

38

Issue

3

Number of Pages

457-479

Document Type

Review

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-012-9184-0

Socpus ID

84880768570 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84880768570

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