Education As An Alternative To Incarceration

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For the issue of high incarceration rates, high recedivisim rates, large amounts of government and tax payer money associated with the spending per inmate in state and federal prison systems, the act of implementing more education programs both incarcerated and as an alternative to incarceration might just help save the future. When looking at the education programs that could be offereed for offenders and incarcerated individuals, there are two basic types; vocational educational training and literacy development education. Vocational training education focus on skills that are directly transferable and related to a workplace. Whereas literacy education courses are based on the traditional education learning model that is centered around reading and math skills (Bazos & Hausman, 2004). These types of programs focus on goals such as the increase in education attainment among the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated population, to increase access to postsecondary education for offenders, to deliver at minimum the basic core education classes one needs to succeed outside of prison or jail, and reducing recidivism and improving the quality of life affected by crime and incarceration, (Borden, Richardson, & Meyer, 2012; Vera Institute of Justice). Research show that these type of programs should focus on.......One way to go about managing educational programs is by offeing community college oppurtunities for both the incarerated and as an alternative to incarceration for certain types of offenders. Community colleges are of one of the best options available because they offer a wide range of academic and vocational degree that are ideal for meeting the unique needs of the incarcerated population. Also, because many ...

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...ning the exact expectations for administrators and all staff involved, ensuring the quality of learning that comes from different off site provider, and the biggest challenges is the aspect of money. Many states show that incarcerated students are often times denied access to federal and state-based financial aid programs and funding programs inside of prison can sometime prove more difficult that not (Borden, Richardson, & Meyer, 2012; Gorgol, & Sponsler, 2011). Other research shows that the challenges one might face when taking postsecondary education courses while incarcerated are: low completion rates, lack of overall support for the programs, the unavailability of education programs from one facility to another
(Spycher, Shkodriani, Lee, & College Board Advocacy & Policy, 2012).
Overcoming the challenges
Policies Associated with Education and Prison
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