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Abstract
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. © The Author(s) 2018.
Keywords
Employment, prisoners, recidivism, vocational education and training
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of Publication
1-1-2019
Publication Title
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
30670
Funding received from the Australian Research Council (ARC)
LP140100329
First Page
129
Content Type
Full object
Last Page
147
Recommended Citation
Cale, J., Day, A., Casey, S., Bright, D., Wodak, J., Giles, M., & Baldry, E. (2019). Australian prison vocational education and training and returns to custody among male and female ex-prisoners: A cross-jurisdictional study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52(1), 129-147.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865818779418
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Cale, J., Day, A., Casey, S., Bright, D., Wodak, J., Giles, M., & Baldry, E. (2019). Australian prison vocational education and training and returns to custody among male and female ex-prisoners: A cross-jurisdictional study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 52(1), 129-147.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0004865818779418