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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education: A Meta-Analysis of Programs That Provide Education to Incarcerated Adults
After conducting a comprehensive literature search, the authors undertook a meta-analysis to examine the association between correctional education and reductions in recidivism, improvements in employment after release from prison, and other outcomes. The study finds that receiving correctional edu... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2013 -
How Effective Is Correctional Education, and Where Do We Go from Here?: The Results of a Comprehensive Evaluation
by Lois M. Davis • Malcolm V. Williams • Jessica Saunders • Jennifer L. Steele • Jeremy N. V. Miles • Robert Bozick • Susan Turner • Paul S. SteinbergThis report assesses the effectiveness of correctional education programs for both incarcerated adults and juveniles and the cost-effectiveness of adult correctional education. It also provides results of a survey of U. S. state correctional education directors that give an up-to-date picture of w... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2014 -
Recommendations for Improving the Recruiting and Hiring of Los Angeles Firefighters
by Jefferson P. Marquis • Nelson Lim • Louis T. Mariano • Chaitra M. Hardison • Lisa Miyashiro • Robert Bozick • Kirsten M. Keller • Leslie Adrienne Payne • Jacqueline A. Mauro • Gillian Oak • Lisa Saum-ManningReviews the Los Angeles Fire Department's hiring practices as of June 2014 and outlines a recommended new firefighter hiring process that is intended to increase efficiency of the hiring process, bolster the evidence supporting the validity of it, and make it more transparent and inclusive.... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2015 -
Managing Orthopaedics at Rittenhouse Medical Center
Considers the issues associated with running multiple business models--a private practice and an academic faculty practice--within the confines of the orthopaedics department of a single medical center. Students assume the role of Neela Wilson, Executive Director of Rittenhouse Medical Center, in ma... More
Language: ENGDerechos de autor: 2007