Describe Seiter and Kadela's findings regarding the effectiveness of prisoner reentry programs
What will be an ideal response?
• The programs were grouped as follows: (1) vocational training and work, (2) drug rehabilitation, (3) educational programs, (4) sex/violent offender programs, (5) halfway house programs, and (6) prison prerelease programs. Results indicated a positive result for vocational training and work release programs (found effective in reducing recidivism rates as well as improving job readiness skills for ex-offenders), for drug rehabilitation (graduates of treatment programs were less likely than other parolees and noncompleters to have been arrested, commit a drug-related offense, continue drug use, or have a parole violation), to some extent for education programs (only to increase educational achievement scores, but not to decrease recidivism), for halfway house programs (found effective in reducing the frequency and severity of future crimes), and for prerelease programs (effective in reducing recidivism rates of ex-offenders). In addition, there were promising results for sex and violent offender programs.
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Why is prosecutorial discretion so important to the criminal justice system?
What will be an ideal response?
The two basic types of funding mechanisms are:
a. formula grants and non-formula grants. b. discretionary grants and non-discretionary grants. c. formula grants and non-discretionary grants. d. formula grants and discretionary grants. e. none of the above.
Drug-addicted female inmates tend to have other co-existing conditions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which key policy change negatively affected the ability of inmates to obtain a higher education while in prison?
a. removal of the Office of Correctional Education b. reversal of Title IV of the Higher Education Act c. passing of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act d. funding for the Life Skills for State and Local Prisoners Program