02744nam 2200565Ia 450 991082131080332120200520144314.01-59332-562-2(CKB)2550000000035454(EBL)837759(OCoLC)773565181(SSID)ssj0000553489(PQKBManifestationID)11352590(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553489(PQKBWorkID)10505334(PQKB)11440988(MiAaPQ)EBC837759(Au-PeEL)EBL837759(CaPaEBR)ebr10430477(EXLCZ)99255000000003545420100318d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrProviding college to prison inmates /Jeanne Bayer Contardo1st ed.El Paso LFB Scholarly Pub.20101 online resource (220 p.)Criminal justice : recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-407-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1: The Challenge of Educating Prison Inmates in theUnited States; Chapter 2: The Prison Education Context; Chapter 3: Research Strategy; Chapter 4: Expanding College Access for Inmates; Chapter 5: North Carolina's Strategy to Educate Inmates; Chapter 6: Using Theory to Understand CorrectionalEducation; Chapter 7: Conclusions, Implications, andRecommendations; Appendices; References; IndexCollege for inmates represents a particularly cost-effective strategy that, while not always politically popular, can prevent states from wasting substantial tax revenue on the cycle of catch and release called recidivism. Contardo examines North Carolina's pragmatic postsecondary correctional education partnership between the Department of Correction and the Community College System. Participants call this 20-year-old arrangement a "win-win" and believe that inmate participation in such programs decreases inmate idleness, improves behavior while incarcerated, and helps former prisoners find eCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)PrisonersEducation (Higher)United StatesEducation, HigherUnited StatesPrisonersEducation (Higher)Education, Higher378/.1982692709745Contardo Jeanne Bayer1978-1682129MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821310803321Providing college to prison inmates4052000UNINA