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OVERVIEW OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES AND NATIONAL COMMISSIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION OF OFFENDERS

NCJ Number
34374
Date Published
1976
Length
23 pages
Annotation
MAJOR RESEARCH STUDIES ON CORRECTIONS AND CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION ARE SUMMARIZED AND ANALYZED, WITH EMPHASIS ON THEIR POLICY IMPLICATIONS.
Abstract
FIVE OF THE STUDIES INCLUDED ARE THE WORK OF NATIONAL COMMISSIONS THAT LOOKED AT A VARIETY OF CRITICAL ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS, INCLUDING CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION. FIVE PUBLISHED NATIONAL STUDIES THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESS, IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER, ISSUES IN ADULT OR JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION COMPLETE THIS COLLECTION.