UID:
almafu_9959239853802883
Format:
1 online resource (205 p.)
ISBN:
1-59332-529-0
Series Statement:
Criminal justice : recent scholarship
Content:
Yates examines the role of congressional debates in generating support for current prisoner education policy. He explores the 1994 Crime Bill and 2008 Second Chance Act debate transcripts to discover political stakeholders' attempts to influence and maintain social policy through the creation of legitimizing myths. These include the idea that prisoners are hopelessly flawed or that they have potential only as human capital in the marketplace. Education, when available, is often limited, narrow, and vocational. Counter-hegemonic discourse is also described as well as alternative educational pat
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Introduction -- Prison system in perspective -- Prisoner education -- Research lens -- The pell grant debates -- The second chance act debates -- Insights and implications -- References -- Index.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-59332-490-1
Language:
English
