D.C. Government. Noneducation Factors Hindered Criminal Justice Initiative. Report to Congressional Requesters.

Institution	General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. General Government Div.
Titel	D.C. Government. Noneducation Factors Hindered Criminal Justice Initiative. Report to Congressional Requesters.
Quelle	(1990), (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Community Programs; Correctional Education; Employment Programs; Federal Programs; Job Placement; Job Training; Postsecondary Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; Research Problems; Vocational Education; District of Columbia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Fürsorgeerziehung; Employment program; Employment programme; Employment programmes; Beschäftigungsprogramm; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Forschungskritik; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung
Abstract	The Criminal Justice Initiative (CJI) was conducted in Washington, D.C. from fiscal year 1984 through fiscal year 1986 to relieve overcrowded prison conditions by reducing the recidivism rate. Objectives of the project included hiring additional prison staff to provide security and increase prisoner processing, expanding the education program, and developing classroom and vocational facilities to provide prisoners with basic life skills and a trade that they could use upon release. The project was evaluated by the General Accounting Office (GAO) through interviews with officials involved in the beginning of CJI and examination of files and documents of the program. The study showed that implementation of the CJI program was complicated and delayed because Congress appropriated more than $22 million for the project leaving little time for planning and organizing, whereas the District had originally planned for only $750,000 to develop a basic literacy program for prisoners. The study also found that the CJI spent increasing portions of its operating funds on education during the 3 years of the project. However, significant data accuracy problems restricted GAO's ability to analyze and draw conclusions about the impact of CJI, or to determine whether the program was successful in placing program participants in training-related jobs after release. Recommendations were made for developing and implementing a better reporting system so that program effectiveness could be determined. (KC)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC