Practice Profile: Corrections-Based Adult Basic/Secondary Education

Evidence Rating for Outcomes

Crime & Delinquency | Multiple crime/offense types

Employment & Socioeconomic Status | Job placement

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Adult basic education classes for incarcerated adults provide basic skills instruction in arithmetic, reading, and writing. The practice is rated Promising in reducing recidivism (including reoffending, rearrest, reconviction, reincarceration, and technical parole violation); and Promising in employment and socioeconomic status - job placement outcomes. Those who participated in the education programs were significantly more likely to find employment.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Practice Snapshot

Age: 18+

Gender: Male, Female

Targeted Population: Prisoners

Setting (Delivery): Correctional

Practice Type: Academic Skills Enhancement

Unit of Analysis: Persons

Researcher:
Lois M. Davis

RAND Corporation

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
United States

Phone: 310.393.0411
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Researcher:
Robert Bozick

RAND Corporation

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138
United States

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Researcher:
Jennifer Steele
RAND Corporation

1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
United States

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