Providing college to prison inmates
College 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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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El Paso :
LFB Scholarly Pub
2010.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Criminal justice : recent scholarship. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b32210929*spi |
| Sumario: | College 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 e. |
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| Descripción Física: | ix, 208 p. : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781593325626 |
