Corrections Education and Employment Assistance 'Down Under': Current and Emerging Practices and Paradigms
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| Title: | Corrections Education and Employment Assistance 'Down Under': Current and Emerging Practices and Paradigms |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Graffam, Joe, Shinkfield, Alison J., Lavelle, Barbara |
| Source: | London Review of Education. Jul 2014 12(2):221-234. |
| Availability: | UCL IOE Press. UCL Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London, WC1H 0AL, UK. Tel: +44-20-7911-5565; e-mail: ioe.ioepress@ucl.ac.uk; Web site: https://www.ucl-ioe-press.com/journals/london-review-of-education/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2014 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Services, Case Studies, Institutionalized Persons, Recidivism, Case Records, Access to Education, Vocational Education, Job Training |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISSN: | 1474-8479 |
| Abstract: | This article provides a view of contemporary Australia in terms of patterns of offending and incarceration, the characteristics of its correctional systems, vocational education and training (VET) within correctional settings, and post-release employment of prisoners and offenders serving community-based orders (CBOs). A two-year case study of employment assistance for 2,458 Australian prisoners and offenders serving CBOs was evaluated. The voluntary 12-month programme targeted participants at moderate to high risk of reoffending. Overall, employment outcomes were positive with more than one-third of registrations resulting in employment. Employment outcomes varied for gender and participant status (prisoner/offender). Recidivism outcomes were analysed for the whole programme and for a random sample of 600 prisoner participants. Results indicated a very low overall recidivism rate (7.46 per cent) for programme participants, and comparison of pre-programme and post-release recidivism showed reduced recidivism on three recidivism measures. The findings are contextualized in terms of current thinking and emerging practices in offender treatment, with a focus on reintegration as ecological system engagement and integrated systems of support as central to promoting positive lifestyle change. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 33 |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1160359 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article provides a view of contemporary Australia in terms of patterns of offending and incarceration, the characteristics of its correctional systems, vocational education and training (VET) within correctional settings, and post-release employment of prisoners and offenders serving community-based orders (CBOs). A two-year case study of employment assistance for 2,458 Australian prisoners and offenders serving CBOs was evaluated. The voluntary 12-month programme targeted participants at moderate to high risk of reoffending. Overall, employment outcomes were positive with more than one-third of registrations resulting in employment. Employment outcomes varied for gender and participant status (prisoner/offender). Recidivism outcomes were analysed for the whole programme and for a random sample of 600 prisoner participants. Results indicated a very low overall recidivism rate (7.46 per cent) for programme participants, and comparison of pre-programme and post-release recidivism showed reduced recidivism on three recidivism measures. The findings are contextualized in terms of current thinking and emerging practices in offender treatment, with a focus on reintegration as ecological system engagement and integrated systems of support as central to promoting positive lifestyle change. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-8479 |
