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College for inmates represents a particularly cost-effective strategy that, while not always politically popular, can prevent states from wasting substantial tax revenue on the cycle of catch and release called recidivism. Contardo examines North Carolina's pragmatic postsecondary correctional...

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1. Verfasser: Contardo, Jeanne Bayer, 1978-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010.
Schriftenreihe:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Zusammenfassung:College for inmates represents a particularly cost-effective strategy that, while not always politically popular, can prevent states from wasting substantial tax revenue on the cycle of catch and release called recidivism. Contardo examines North Carolina's pragmatic postsecondary correctional education partnership between the Department of Correction and the Community College System. Participants call this 20-year-old arrangement a "win-win" and believe that inmate participation in such programs decreases inmate idleness, improves behavior while incarcerated, and helps former prisoners find e
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 208 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781593325626
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