Prison Education and Desistance

Cleere, Geraldine

doi:10.4324/9781003002833

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“…The focus of the present study is specifically on identifying and measuring prison practices that more directly support processes of desistance. There is, of course, an important body of work that describes the process of desistance and how it occurs in prisons (see Bullock et al, 2019;Cleere, 2020;kazemian, 2019;Maier & Ricciardelli, 2022), but does not explicitly consider how the prison can actively support and hasten this process. From a policy perspective, knowledge about assisted desistance is important as it can be used to inform decisions about which prison programs and practices to invest in.…”

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Assisted Desistance in Correctional Centers: From Theory to Practice

de Vel-Palumbo,

Halsey,

Day

2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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A key issue for policy makers and practitioners is finding a way to identify what constitutes a rehabilitative prison. In this study, aspects of a carceral experience that successfully ignite desistance journeys, or that “assist” desistance are identified and measured. We report the findings of a measure to do this, the Macquarie Assisted Desistance Instrument (MADI), which was co-designed with staff and residents in two correctional centers in New South Wales, Australia. Analysis of data from both prison staff and residents ( N = 604) revealed that the measure was generally coherent (unidimensional), internally consistent, and stable across time. In addition, those who felt their desistance journeys were being more strongly assisted reported a greater sense of self-efficacy, providing support for the idea that custodial experiences can lead to better rehabilitative outcomes. Suggestions for how to improve prison practice and more meaningfully to assist people to desist from crime are proposed.

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Assisted Desistance in Correctional Centers: From Theory to Practice

de Vel-Palumbo,

Halsey,

Day

2023

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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“…Prison education is a type of adult education and encompasses formal learning, non-formal learning, and informal learning programs [2]. It thus covers a wide range of educational activities such as academic education, literacy education, vocational training, arts, and cultural developments [3], distance learning [4], language courses [5], etc. In their general theory of prison education, Szifris et al [6] distinguish three types of outcomes for students that follow education during their time of incarceration.…”

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Distance Education for Dutch Citizens Detained Abroad: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Foundation ‘Education behind Foreign Bars’

Brosens

Marynissen

Lemmers³

et al. 2021

Education Sciences

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Foreign national prisoners have less educational opportunities than national prisoners. Therefore, the Dutch foundation ‘Education behind Foreign Bars’ (Eabt) provides distance education to Dutch nationals detained abroad. A mixed-methods case study is carried out to gain insight into the perspective of professionals and volunteers who are involved with Eabt and of the students taking a course from Eabt. This study consists of individual interviews with volunteers and professionals and pre- and post-surveys among students. The qualitative results show that following a course from Eabt happens in three steps: (1) Informing, (2) applying for the course, and (3) starting with the course, doing homework, and being assessed. During the course, students receive motivational and content-related support from the Netherlands and, depending on the local prison context, also from the detaining country. The professionals and volunteers identify various success factors and challenges of Eabt. The quantitative results demonstrate that students are primarily motivated to participate by their wish to acquire knowledge and skills and to prepare for life after detention. The students are satisfied about the support received and they seem to have more confidence in the future due to the course. Overall, Eabt is highly valued by both students, professionals, and volunteers.

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Prison Education and Desistance

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Assisted Desistance in Correctional Centers: From Theory to Practice

Assisted Desistance in Correctional Centers: From Theory to Practice

Distance Education for Dutch Citizens Detained Abroad: A Mixed-Methods Case Study of the Foundation ‘Education behind Foreign Bars’

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