Prison Vocational Education and Policy in the United States: A Critical Perspective on Evidence-Based Reform

By Andrew Dick, Tony Waters, William Rich

Preface: A Study of Vocational Education in California Prisons List of Tables List of Figures

SECTION I
CHAPTER
1 Structure and Thesis of the Book 2 Applied Research in California's Prisons 3 Prison Logic Meets Educational Research Logic: The Undiscussables of Evidence-Based Decision Making

SECTION II - THE REPORT; VIGNETTES
4 Vignette: Could the Prisoner be My Son?
5 Report: Vocational Education in California Prisons: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Twelve Courses
6 Literature Review
7 Vignette: Sunglasses
8 Vignette: Greenhouses
9 Report: Methods 10 Report: Results and Research Questions
11 Vignette: Shifting Bureaucratic Sands and Work Stoppages 12 Vignette: I'm All Good
13 Report: Discussion
14 Vignette: Educators Only Whisper in a Custody World
15 Recommendations and Conclusion 16 Vignette: Denial of Love; The Birds of Prison
17 Vignette: Life Without Parole & "Could be Worse"
SECTION III
18 Evidence Based Decision Making and the Rise and Fall of Rehabilitation in California's Prisons 2005-2012
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137564687
• ISBN13: 9781137564689
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.7"