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Abstract
The majority of extant literature on correctional education focuses on the relationship between program participation and recidivism while ignoring the possible relationship between educational program participation and inmate misconduct. The present study sought to fill in this gap in the literature by investigating the effect of several types of educational programs (i.e. GED, high school, vocational, and college) upon inmate misconduct while simultaneously controlling for several other inmate characteristics. Self-report data from over 1,000 inmates were gathered. Results indicate that inmates who participated in college programs than inmates who participated in other types of educational programs received fewer “tickets” for rule violations while incarcerated. Policy implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
The author would like to thank all inmates in Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee for their time and participation. Without them, this study would have not been possible. In addition, the author wishes to thank correctional personnel in the Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee Department's of Correction for their help and cooperation with all phases of this project.
Notes
Note. n = 1,054.
a Means for dummy variables are interpreted as the percentage of the sample who answered with the attribute of 1. For race for example, .44 or 44% of the sample reported being nonwhite.
Note. n = 1,054.
∗p < .05. ∗∗p < .10.
Adjusted R 2 = .089.
a Standardized coefficients.
Missing data were substituted for with the appropriate measure of central tendency.
Bivariate correlations were obtained for all levels of independent and dependent variables. None of the correlations were over .50. Also, variance inflation factors were under 4; thus, indicating that multicollinearity was not an issue.
