ERIC Number: ED131318
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Jun-30
Pages: 136
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Cooperative Follow-Up Project of the Windham School District and the Texas Department of Corrections.
Texas State Dept. of Corrections, Huntsville. Windham School District.
In the second year of an indepth evaluation of the vocational training offered to inmates of the Texas Department of Corrections, personal interviews were held with random samples of three treatment groups from the inmates released during the calendar year 1973. One group were graduates of the Windham School District Vocational Training courses; others were graduates of other vocational training or a work furlough program; and the fourth group, with no vocational training, served as a control. Response from the former inmates was low, with only 63 interviews conducted. An additional 24 interviews were obtained with reincarcerated subjects. Based on results of the survey, the recommendations offered include: (1) Placing the released offender in a job related to his training, (2) continuing evaluation of the vocational training programs offered, and (3) instruction in areas related to employment, such as money management and interpersonal development. A bibliography, the survey instrument, and correspondence are included. Part 2 of the report describes the methodology of the followup program and presents a comparison of the results of the 1973 and 1974 surveys. (RG)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Texas Education Agency, Austin. Div. of Occupational Research and Development.
Authoring Institution: Texas State Dept. of Corrections, Huntsville. Windham School District.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A