From 5737e8b0de872a7112123a64e4d7864f85a3ab13 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate B <43703496+NB419@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 15:10:47 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Create rehabilitation.md --- prisons_and_crime/rehabilitation.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 prisons_and_crime/rehabilitation.md diff --git a/prisons_and_crime/rehabilitation.md b/prisons_and_crime/rehabilitation.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e005e98 --- /dev/null +++ b/prisons_and_crime/rehabilitation.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +## Rehabilitation + +#### Rehabilitation instead of imprisonment is shown to curb crime, lower cost, and increase employment. + +* [RAND: Davis et al. 13](https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR500/RR564/RAND_RR564.pdf) + * Includes a **META-ANALYSIS** of **58 studies** of recidivism, or the rate at which criminals return to jail, after rehabilitation programs. + * Analysts found that inmates who participated in **correctional education programs** had a **43% odds of recidivating** than inmates who did not, thus indicating that correctional education is an effective strategy for reducing recidivism + * _Note: even the lower quality evidence analyzed by the study finds a 13% reduction in recidivism_ + * Rehabilitation is cost-effective: _“Our cost analysis showed that correctional education is **highly cost-effective** for incarcerated adults: For **every dollar spent** on correctional education, **five dollars are saved** on three year reincarceration costs.”_ + * The odds of **obtaining employment** postrelease among inmates who participate in correctional education was **13% higher** than for those who did not +* [United States Department of Justice](https://www.justice.gov/archives/prison-reform) + * Recommends various methods by which recidivism can be reduced + * **Nearly all recommendations made are prisoner-oriented, rehabilitative practices**. This includes but is not limited to: + * [Building a “school district” within the prison system](https://www.bja.gov/Publications/RAND_Correctional-Education-Meta-Analysis.pdf) + * Prioritizing mental health of prisoners + * Equipping prisoners with appropriate information and resources as they return to the community + * **Not once are “harsher prison sentences” or other punitive methods recommended as a means by which to reduce recidivism**