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Identifier	Thesis 2110
Author	Meisinger, Caitlin Jenay, 1983-
Title	Earning a GED in prison: a profile of the type of Inmate who obtains a GED while incarcerated
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	Previous research has suggested that correctional education programs and GED attainment has had a positive effect on re-incarceration rates. This problem is important and worthy of study because the general belief exists that criminals tend to be less educated than non-criminals. My study sought to construct a profile of the type of inmate that is most likely to obtain their GED while in prison. This study was conducted using data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities. The survey was conducted for the Bureau of Justice Statistics by the Bureau of the Census and provides nationally representative data on inmates. In the survey, inmates provided information about their criminal history, family background, and personal characteristics, etc. My sample size consists of a total of 5045 inmates who answered the question of whether they earned their GED in prison or not. Findings suggest that some of the more serious offenders are the ones who were more likely to get their GED while incarcerated. These findings have implications for the potential impact of educational attainment on recidivism.
Subject	Prisoners -- Education General educational development tests.
Department	Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Advisor	Hedlund, Jennifer
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	703226997
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