A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Using Correctional Education Data:
Issues and Strategies

January 1997

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
   • Correctional Education Surveys
   • Why Collect Correctional Education Program Data?
   A Few Basic Principles
   • What is a Correctional Education Data System?
   • What is This Handbook About?

2. Collecting Correctional Education Data
   • Intake Data Elements
   • Incarceration Data Elements
   • Post-Release Data Elements

3. Processing Correctional Education Data
   • Design Considerations
   • System Integration Issues
   • The Record Identifier
   • Security Issues

4. Reporting Correctional Education Data
   • Different Types of Correctional Education Reports
   • Sample Correctional Education Reports
   • Advanced Reporting Techniques

5. Evaluating Correctional Education
   • Recidivism: The Ultimate Measure of Success
   Issue #1: How Do you Measure Recidivism?
   Issue #2: How Can You Be Sure that Your Results Can Be Attributed to Correctional Education?
   Issue #3: How Do You Collect Information about Inmates Once They Are Released into the Community?
   Issue #4: What Do You Do If Your Results Indicate that Correctional Education Does Not Reduce Recidivism?
   • Other Measures of Program Success
   • A Final Thought: Don't Be Intimidated!

   Selected Bibliography

   Appendix A:

• The Md School Performance Plan for Correctional Education
• Pennsylvania Department of Corrections - SCI Mercer Education Profile

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