Education - A Key to Lowering Incarceration Rates?

Eileen Conway — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:41:00 GMT

In a new report from the Justice Policy Institute, researchers summarize "recent findings on what is known about educational attainment as it relates to crime trends and public safety." Studies cited include a paper published in the American Economic Review, and the Alliance for Excellent Education's 2006 report, Saving Futures, Saving Dollars: The Impact of Education on Crime Reduction and Earnings. Among findings noted is that "a 5 percent increase in male high school graduation rates would produce an annual savings of almost $5 billion in crime-related expenses."

In-Depth Look At Inmate Literacy

Eileen Conway — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:18:00 GMT

How well can prison inmates use printed and written information to function in society? The National Center for Education Statistics today released a long-awaited report, Literacy Behind Bars: Results From the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy Prison Survey. The report examines literacy from a wide variety of characteristics, including race/ethnicity, gender, educational attainment, age, language spoken before staring school, and parents' educational attainment. It also examines relationships between literacy and various prison educational programs, other factors such as library use, and criminal history and current offense, all with a perspective on how the results have changed since the first assessment in 1992. Readers may be surprised by a few of the findings.

Thinking About Corrections : Education

Education - A Key to Lowering Incarceration Rates?

In-Depth Look At Inmate Literacy