TY - JOUR
T1 - Australian prison vocational education and training and returns to custody among male and female ex-prisoners
T2 - A cross-jurisdictional study
AU - Cale, Jesse
AU - Day, Andrew
AU - Casey, Sharon N.
AU - Bright, David Anthony
AU - Wodak, Jo
AU - Giles, Margaret J.
AU - Baldry, Eileen
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - The current study examined the impact of vocational education and training in the custody setting on returns to custody among Australian adult prisoners from selected jurisdictions. Vocational education and training, education, and behavioural change programme participation in custody and demographic and risk assessment data were provided by correctional services in four Australian states for 10,834 Australian prisoners released from custody in 2010–2011. This information was used to predict returns to custody by 2015–2016. Overall, the results showed that participating in vocational education and training in custody contributed to the likelihood of remaining custody free at two and five years post-release for both male and female prisoners. However, for males the relationship was moderated by risk level. These findings are discussed in the context of developing vocational education and training in prison settings to address the specific needs of individuals and expectation of the wider community.
AB - The current study examined the impact of vocational education and training in the custody setting on returns to custody among Australian adult prisoners from selected jurisdictions. Vocational education and training, education, and behavioural change programme participation in custody and demographic and risk assessment data were provided by correctional services in four Australian states for 10,834 Australian prisoners released from custody in 2010–2011. This information was used to predict returns to custody by 2015–2016. Overall, the results showed that participating in vocational education and training in custody contributed to the likelihood of remaining custody free at two and five years post-release for both male and female prisoners. However, for males the relationship was moderated by risk level. These findings are discussed in the context of developing vocational education and training in prison settings to address the specific needs of individuals and expectation of the wider community.
KW - employment
KW - prisoners
KW - recidivism
KW - vocational education and training
KW - Employment
UR - http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/LP140100329
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85048134805&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0004865818779418
DO - 10.1177/0004865818779418
M3 - Article
SN - 0004-8658
VL - 52
SP - 129
EP - 147
JO - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
JF - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
IS - 1
ER -