Evidence Brief: Prisoner Education and Employment [pdf, 548 KB]
...EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT REDUCE CRIME? Economic theories of crimexvii suggest that correctional education programmes can reduce reoffending by increasing skills and employabilityxviii. Having a job or skills that are valued by society are protective factors against committing crimexix. Social control theories of crime argue that any reduction in reoffending as a result of participation in correctional education happens because employment can function as an informal for...