The influence of GED obtainment on inmate release outcome
Abstract
The focal point of this study is the effect of GED obtainment on inmate recidivism, using data from 403 offenders released from New Jersey correctional institutions in 1999 and 2000. Results indicate that leaving prison with at least the equivalent of a high school diploma improves significantly the chances that an ex-offender will not recidivate. Although an offender's participation in GED programming is predictive of no recidivism, once an offender does recidivate, the value of the GED participation depreciates and has no discernible effect on the raw number of reoffenses. Therefore, GED participation is an insignificant predictor of the number of postrelease arrests.
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Neither the Minnesota post-secondary degree study nor another study examining receipt of high school diploma or GED established an effect on reduced future criminal legal involvement.
“Interestingly, neither this study nor another examining the effect of receiving high school diploma or GED established an effect on reduced future criminal legal involvement.40”
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Receipt of GED while incarcerated did not confer the same protection against repeat system involvement as a post-secondary degree.
“For education, as mentioned above, the receipt of GED while incarcerated did not confer the same protection against repeat system involvement as a post-secondary degree.”
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- Authors
- Zgoba, K. M., Haugebrook, S., & Jenkins, K.
- Affiliations
- New Jersey Department of Corrections (US)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zgoba, Kristen M.
- ORCID
- Zgoba, Kristen M.
- Venue
- Criminal Justice and Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2008-03
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 375-387
- ISSN
- 0093-8548 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3594
- OpenAlex
- W2156800115
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 5 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 4.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Criminal Justice and Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Keywords
- General Educational Development, GED, prisoner reentry, post-release supervision, offender education
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