Rehabilitation Through Education
- 12 August 1982
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Offender Counseling Services Rehabilitation
- Vol. 6 (1-2) , 53-67
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j264v06n01_05
Abstract
Rehabilitation is seen as a necessary goal of the justice system and post-secondary education in prison advanced as a means of such rehabilitation. Evidence is cited to support this claim. Using the model of the University of Victoria program in British Columbia, three components of prison education are examined: theory, content, and structure. A developmental theory is posed, using Pi a get and Kohlberg as the basis. A model of criminal as decision-maker and authoritarian is proposed and cognitive-moral development through liberal arts education proposed as a change agent. Finally, the crucial role of democratic structures in the program is emphasized.Keywords
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