Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults

Davis, Lois M.; Bozick, Robert; Steele, Jennifer; Saunders, Jessica; Miles, Jeremy N. V.

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“…State corrections directors want to know how they can modify their models of education to trim their budgets while still maintaining the effectiveness of their programs. The results of our meta-analysis (Davis et al, 2013) show that correctional education programs are dramatically effective in reducing recidivism, and there is some evidence of improvements to postrelease employment outcomes. We also showed that correctional education programs are highly cost-effective for incarcerated adults.…”

Section: Correctional Education For Adultsmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…In Chapter Two, we summarize the results of our previously published meta-analysis (Davis et al, 2013) conducted as part of our BJA cooperative agreement examining the effectiveness of correctional education for incarcerated adults and present the results of a cost analysis. In Chapter Three, we present the results of a systematic review of the evidence about the effectiveness of educational interventions implemented within juvenile correctional facilities.…”

Section: Organization Of This Reportmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In our meta-analytic report (Davis et al, 2013), we laid out a number of recommendations to improve the evidence base for adult correctional education. Those recommendations also pertain to juvenile correctional education and merit summarizing here.…”

Section: Improving the Evidence Basementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Using eligible studies of correctional education programs for adults, we conducted a meta-analysis to synthesize the estimated effects of correctional education programs on three kinds of outcomes: recidivism, employment, and academic skills. We published the results of the literature review and meta-analysis of adult correctional education programs in an earlier report (Davis et al, 2013), and we summarize them in this report. This report also presents three new sections.…”

Section: Introduction Overviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This report first presents a summary of the prior systematic literature review and meta-analysis of adult correctional education programs (Davis et al, 2013), which included studies completed between 1980 and 2011. It then presents two new sections: a systematic literature review of primary studies of correctional education programs for juveniles and a nationwide web-based survey of state correctional education directors.…”

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IMPORTANCE Cancer is the leading cause of mortality in incarcerated individuals older than 45 years and the fourth leading cause of mortality overall. Health care professionals face increasing challenges to provide high-quality care under the confines of prison regulations and procedures.OBSERVATIONS Adjusted for age, race, sex, and year of diagnosis, the standardized incidence ratio for all cancers is more than 2-fold higher in incarcerated vs general populations. Among deaths occurring in state and federal prison systems, cancer is the overall leading cause of mortality with lung cancer being the leading cause of cancer-related mortality followed by liver, colon, and pancreatic cancers, respectively. Access to high-quality oncological services remains variable; however, cost of care represents about a fifth of overall annual prison expenditures. Given the enormous patient burden, coupled with the rushed discretionary screenings performed by jail and prison nursing staff, early cancer symptoms are often missed altogether or misdiagnosed as a chronic illness or as acute infections. As such, many incarcerated individuals present with more advanced cancer stage. Incarcerated individuals have limited, if any, access to the internet, social media, and other sources of information, which severely limits their ability to research treatment options. Within the prison setting, access to professionals with special skills in assisting with social and spiritual concerns is also generally limited, and less than 4% of prisons have hospice programs. There are no uniform quality-of-care monitoring standards for correctional systems and facilities, nor are there mechanisms for reporting comparable performance data to enforce quality control within correctional health care systems. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEThere is a growing trend in cancer incidence among incarcerated patients, which is multifactorial including barriers in access to care, increased burden of chronic medical conditions, and decreased screening tests. Efforts are needed to ensure quality health care outcomes for incarcerated patients with cancer.

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults

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How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation

How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here? The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation

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