Career Readiness Programs for Correctional Institutions

To reduce the current recidivism rate of 28.4% for the United States prison population of 450,000, the implementation of a relevant, comprehensive vocational and career readiness program is necessary. Career readiness programs provide inmates with current job-securing skills. Researchers have found...

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Published in:Journal of correctional education (1974) 1987-03, Vol.38 (1), p.22-24
Main Authors: Downing, David M., Stitt, Thomas R., Murray, Michael C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Correctional education
Correctional institutions
Employment
Ex offenders
Juvenile detention centers
Prison education programs
Prison training programs
Prisoners
Recidivism
Rehabilitation of criminals
Vocational education
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Summary:To reduce the current recidivism rate of 28.4% for the United States prison population of 450,000, the implementation of a relevant, comprehensive vocational and career readiness program is necessary. Career readiness programs provide inmates with current job-securing skills. Researchers have found that businesses recommend such programs, and inmates who participate in them obtain jobs more quickly and maintain jobs more securely than non-participants. Components of the career readiness package address areas related to social skills, job acquisition skills, work performance skills, and basic day-to-day "survival" skills. Redirected and revised curriculum for vocational training programs may be the answer to recidivism reduction and society's economic concerns regarding Correctional Institutions in the United States.
ISSN:0740-2708