Engaging prisoners in education: reducing risk and recidivism
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Paper/Presentation Title | Engaging prisoners in education: reducing risk and recidivism |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Farley, Helen (Author) and Pike, Anne (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Corrections & Prisons Association Conference (ICPA 2015) |
Year | 2015 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://icpa.ca/library/w2-12-helen-farley-anne-pike/?download |
Conference/Event | 17th Annual International Corrections & Prisons Association Conference (ICPA 2015) : Managing Risk in Contemporary Correctional System |
Event Details | 17th Annual International Corrections & Prisons Association Conference (ICPA 2015) : Managing Risk in Contemporary Correctional System Event Date 25 to end of 30 Oct 2015 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | Engaging prisoners in education is one of range of measures that could be implemented to alleviate risk in prisons. For prisoners, the main challenge with incarceration is monotony, often leading to frustration. For many, this manifests as violence, raising the risk of injury for both staff and other prisoners. This paper investigates how prisoner engagement in education can help alleviate risk in prisons, through increasing critical thinking skills and reflection in prisoners, leading to reduced violence. This presentation concludes with an exploration of a number of projects undertaken by the University of Southern Queensland to introduce digital technologies into prisons to allow access to higher education. The sort of self-paced learning that this allows could lead to reduced costs while promoting digital literacy skills needed for study or the workplace. This increased access to learning could help realise the benefits of reduced risk and decreased recidivism rates. |
Keywords | digital divide; higher education; risk; recidivism; correctional education |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
440202. Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation | |
Public Notes | Abstract only published in Proceedings. No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit of Submitted Version. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Digital Futures Institute |
Open University, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3577/engaging-prisoners-in-education-reducing-risk-and-recidivism
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