Correctional Education

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This paper takes a look at ways of possibly reducing crime. The paper focuses primarily on correctional education, its implementation and its success and failure rates. The paper also reviews Sheriff Arpaio's Tent City and the strategies used in this type of incarceration.

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"A meta-study completed by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections that analyzed hundreds of research reports on reducing recidivism found that the successful measures have certain factors in common (Zajac). Their findings, which are very different from those in Phoenix fall into ten areas: 1) Good programs are those that relate to offending and that can be changed or targeting "criminogenic needs" such as low self-esteem, poor levels of educational attainment, and high substance abuse; 2) Conduct thorough assessments of risk (probability of repeat) and need to develop specific treatment programs and use money in most effective manner possible. Also, higher risk individuals will be more likely to repeat offenses if not treated; more resources should be spent on them. Providing high-intensity treatment to low-risk offenders may increase their risk level. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Arpaio, Joseph. Biography. 18 February, 2006. http://www.mcso.org/
• Department of Labor, Office of Correctional Education. Recidivism rates. 18, February, 2006. http://www.dol.gov/dol/audience/2004homelessreport.htm.Phoenix: New Women's Group Against Sheriff Arpaio. March 10, 2004. Arizona Independent Media Center. 18 February, 2006. http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2004/03/16373.php
• Zajac, Gary. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Principles of Effective Corrective Intervention. 18 February, 2006. http://www.cor.state.pa.us/stats/lib/stats/PrinciplesofEffectiveIntervention.pdf

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