ERIC Number: EJ1034826
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Oct
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0011-1287
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Does Prison-Based Adult Basic Education Improve Postrelease Outcomes for Male Prisoners in Florida?
Cho, Rosa Minhyo; Tyler, John H.
Crime & Delinquency, v59 n7 p975-1005 Oct 2013
The authors use administrative data from Florida to determine the extent to which prison-based adult basic education (ABE) improves inmate's postrelease labor market outcomes, such as earnings and employment. Using two nonexperimental comparison groups, the authors find evidence that ABE participation is associated with higher postrelease earnings and employment rates, especially for minorities. The authors find that the relationship is the largest for ABE participants who had uninterrupted ABE instruction and for those who received other education services. However, the results do not find any positive effects of ABE participation on reducing recidivism.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Recidivism, Program Effectiveness, Labor Market, Employment Level, Wages, Minority Groups, Adult Basic Education, Dropouts, Comparative Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Cognitive Ability, Crime, Graduates, Statistical Analysis, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Adult Basic Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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