NCJ Number
17353
Editor(s)
T E SMITH,
J C DAVIS
Date Published
1973
Length
370 pages
Annotation
RESEARCH REPORT ON THE HISTORY CURRENT STATUS, AND IMPACT OF INMATE EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES.
Abstract
THIS REPORT IS ORGANIZED INTO SIX CHAPTERS. CHAPTER ONE DISCUSSES THE PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS (PRO AND CON) OF PRISONER EDUCATION. CHAPTER TWO TRACES THE HISTORY OF PRISONER EDUCATION FROM THE ROOTS OF ITS BEGINNING TO THE PRESENT. CHAPTER THREE PRESENTS THE DATA COLLECTED BY SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION STAFF DURING INTERVIEWS WITH CORRECTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES, THROUGH ANALYSIS OF DOCUMENTS, AND FROM CORRESPONDENCE AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OVER 300 INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED AS RESOURCE PERSONS TO THE STAFF DURING THE PROJECT. CHAPTER FOUR FOCUSES ON PRISONER EDUCATION IN THE FUTURE, ITS NEEDS, PROBLEMS AND PROBABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS. CHAPTER FIVE PRESENTS A THOROUGH MODEL FOR PRISON AUTHORITIES TO FOLLOW IN DESIGNING PRISON EDUCATION PROGRAMS. CHAPTER SIX PRESENTS FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS-IN THE FORM OF WHAT MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A 'BLUE PRINT FOR ACTION' FOR THE FORD FOUNDATION, INCLUDED ARE BARRIERS TO PRISONER EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS, SUGGESTIONS IN IMPROVEMENTS THAT CAN OR SHOULD BE MADE, GENERAL AND SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OVER 300 DOCUMENTS APPEARS AFTER CHAPTER SIX. THE APPENDIX INCLUDES BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON THE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE REPORT, A LIST OF RESOURCE PERSONS FOR THE STAFF, AND A LIST OF ON-SITE MADE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)