Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Cartier, Jerome | 1 |
| Draper, James A., Ed. | 1 |
| Farabee, David | 1 |
| Jones, Joan Simon | 1 |
| Phillips, Annie L. | 1 |
| Prendergast, Michael | 1 |
| Taylor, Maurice C., Ed. | 1 |
| Underwood, Lee A. | 1 |
| Wade, Barbara | 1 |
| von Dresner, Kara Sandor | 1 |
Publication Type
| Information Analyses | 7 |
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 2 |
| Books | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Canada | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| General Educational… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedPrendergast, Michael; Farabee, David; Cartier, Jerome – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2001
Presents findings of a process evaluation of the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility. Measures from the evaluation suggest that the presence of a therapeutic community within a prison is associated with significant advantages for management of the institution-including lower rates of infractions, reduced absenteeism among correctional…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Institutional Administration, Institutional Environment
Download full textColumbia Univ., New York, NY. National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. – 2003
Previous research has found that 80 percent of all adults incarcerated for felonies either had regularly used illegal drugs or abused alcohol, been convicted of a drug or alcohol violation, were under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol at the time of their crime, committed a crime to support their habit, or exhibited some combination of these…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Direct linkWade, Barbara – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2007
This article critically reviews recent studies of adult basic education (ABE), general education development (GED), vocational, and college education programs in prisons. Thirteen studies were collected from various databases across multiple disciplines to examine the types of program evaluations and statistical analysis techniques researchers…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Recidivism, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ottawa (Ontario). – 1988
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Canadian Task Force on the Reintegration of Aboriginal Offenders as Law-Abiding Citizens. This task force was established in March 1987 by the Canadian federal government to examine and recommend changes for improving services to help incarcerated Aboriginals achieve successful social…
Descriptors: American Indians, Canada Natives, Community Attitudes, Correctional Education
Jones, Joan Simon – 1977
This review and synthesis of the literature on correctional vocational education includes historical documents, recent surveys and reports, journal articles, dissertations, and speeches and presentations which were located by computer-assisted and manual searches of these data bases: Abstracts of Instructional and Research Materials in Vocational…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Community Involvement, Community Programs, Correctional Education
Taylor, Maurice C., Ed.; Draper, James A., Ed. – 1989
This book, intended to serve as a professional reference work, proposes to define the field of Adult Basic Education in its evolution, its contribution to professional education, and the principal problems and issues. The volume contains the following treatises: "Definitions and Evolution of the Concepts" (Thomas); "Selected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Community Development
Underwood, Lee A.; von Dresner, Kara Sandor; Phillips, Annie L. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
A significant challenge facing the juvenile justice system is the task of transitioning and reintegrating juveniles from youth corrections facilities back into the community. This challenge, in part, is related to determining whether the referred community programs are effective. This article summarizes the literature on the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Juvenile Justice, Rehabilitation, Transitional Programs
