College Education Programs in Prison: Addressing the Societal Stigma of IncarcerationFoster, ElizabethDeMatteo, David
Not all prison education programs are just for incarcerated students. The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, a model established atTemple Universityin Pennsylvania that has expanded to other colleges across the country, allows campus-based students to take classes inside a correctional facility alongside...
Because many inmates in prison do not have formal education and have not ever had a decent job before, it is believed that the best way to reduce crime is to educate them so they can find employment after release. However, there are both good news and bad news about the value of prison...
The former head of food services for New York City public schools has been sentenced to two years in prison for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone. No description available On the streets of a Colorado city, pregnant migrants...
However, in terms of offender rehabilitation, the change process has generally rested upon professional staff, with little formal consideration of the powerful positive influence that offenders can have on fellow offenders. This paper, therefore, suggests that prison-based, peer-led programs have ...
Secondary Programs Kingston Pen Tours Group Bookings Explore Canada's oldest maximum-security prison, Kingston Penitentiary. Closed in 2013 and designated as a National Historic Site, it is a remarkable historical building, predating Canada's confederation in 1867. Our captivating guided tours offer a...
in the release. “Through the program and the connections made with others, I came to believe in my ability to become a university student. I now understand that even though I have spent time in prison, I can overcome past adversity and tackle new goals in life with hard work and...
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Does Sex Education Work? Abstract Regardless of sex education programs in schools adolescents are becoming sexually active at an earlier age, and teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases have become a widespread problem. Some experts question the effectiveness of sexual education while ot... ...
Strategic Learning Ideologies in Prison Education Programs Idowu Biao (University of Botswana, Botswana) Copyright © 2018. 307 pages. The discipline of adult education has been vastly discussed and optimized over the years. Despite this, certain niches in this area, such as correctional educat...