NCJ Number
95649
Date Published
1978
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This paper analyzes the impact of prison high school vocational training programs on the probability of recidivism among male inmates released in Michigan.
Abstract
The factors which prevent the a priori prediction of the impact of training on recidivism are discussed. In contrast to most prior research which measured the training experience with a single trainee-control variable, this study presents four sets of estimates based on a logistic probability model which progressively disaggregates the training characteristics. This approach permits the identification of a trainee subgroup for which the probability of recidivism was significantly reduced by enrollment in a vocational training program. Tables, 12 notes, and 17 references are included. (Author abstract modified)