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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Contardo, Jeanne Bayer, 1978-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010.
Colección:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The challenge of educating prison inmates in the United States
  • The prison education context
  • Research strategy
  • Expanding college access for inmates
  • North Carolina's strategy to educate inmates
  • Using theory to understand correctional education
  • Conclusions, implications, and recommendations.