Bonds beyond Bars: Impact of an Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program

Autor/inn/en	Perez, Graciela; Leon, Chrysanthi S.
Titel	Bonds beyond Bars: Impact of an Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
Quelle	In: Journal of Correctional Education, 71 (2020) 3, S.33-53 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0740-2708
Schlagwörter	Correctional Institutions; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Education; Student Experience; Outcomes of Education; Social Bias; Negative Attitudes; Peer Relationship; Beliefs; College Students; Attitude Change; Educational Cooperation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Jugendstrafvollzug; Fürsorgeerziehung; Studienerfahrung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Negative Fixierung; Peer-Beziehungen; Belief; Glaube; Collegestudent; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Education; cooperation; Kooperation
Abstract	As the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program continues to expand across correctional and educational institutions worldwide, instructors face the challenge of assessing the impact of these classes. Scholarship consistently describes the Inside-Out program as life-changing and transformative but often fails to provide measures that document this impact and how it manifests in the course. This study provides a nuanced understanding of the experiences of students enrolled in an Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program over a 3-year period (n = 87). Pre-and posttest surveys as well as 6-month follow-up interviews allow assessment of the program on student outcomes. Results demonstrate that initial criminal stigma perceptions held by Outside students of their Inside peers were quickly replaced by bonds that broke and interrupted deeply held beliefs of the criminal justice system and those caught in it. The relationships formed during the semester-long course also demonstrate an outcome that is not often accounted for in other prison-based programs. Furthermore, insights from students illuminated the importance of breaking down criminal stigma to inform and change the way we approach punishment and policy today. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01