Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives Cleere Geraldine
Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives Cleere Geraldine This book explores prisoners' experiences of prison education and investigates whether participation in prison education…
Specifikacia Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives Cleere Geraldine
Prison Education and Desistance: Changing Perspectives Cleere Geraldine
This book explores prisoners' experiences of prison education and investigates whether participation in prison education contributes to an offender's ability to desist from crime and increases social capital levels.While the link between prison education and reduced rates of recidivism is well established through research, far less is known about the relationship between prison education and desistance. In addition, the book examines prisoners' accounts that provide evidence of strong connections between prison education and the formation of pro-social bonds which have been shown to play a role in the desistance process. The book demonstrates how prisoners experience many benefits from participating in prison education, including increased confidence, self-control and agency, along with various other cognitive changes.
It also highlights the links between prison education and