Prison, College, and the Labor Market: A Critical Analysis by Formerly Incarcerated and Justice-Impacted Students

IF 2.8 2区社会学 Q1 Social Sciences

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Pub Date : 2022-05-01 DOI:10.1177/00027162221112772

Khoi Quach, Michael Cerda-Jara, Raven Deverux, Johnny Smith

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Enrollment in and navigation of higher learning institutions as a pathway to social mobility remains a significant challenge for many currently and formerly incarcerated people, particularly for those placed under community supervision. This article reviews research on the topic, drawing out key contributory factors and summarizing reform efforts in recent history. We discuss the potential differential benefits of postsecondary educational attainment for formerly incarcerated people and emphasize the need for more research around educational attainment for this population. We also examine effective model programs in the State of California as a way of highlighting the complex and variable nature of the challenges in higher learning for justice-impacted individuals due to their social and supervisory circumstances. These analyses are used as basis for general policy recommendations to provide a stronger foundation for targeted support frameworks and to assist institutional partners working to improve the experience and success of justice-impacted people in postsecondary education. We conclude the article with a critical reflection regarding the institutional function of education in accordance with the current demands of neoliberalism and a concomitant call to action anchored to an alternative vision for a more emancipatory education.

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监狱、大学和劳动力市场:对曾经被监禁和受到司法影响的学生的批判性分析

对于许多目前和以前被监禁的人来说，进入高等院校学习和进入高等院校学习，作为通往社会流动的途径，仍然是一个重大挑战，特别是对那些受到社区监督的人来说。本文回顾了这一主题的研究，提出了关键的促成因素，并总结了近代史上的改革努力。我们讨论了以前被监禁的人的高等教育程度的潜在差异效益，并强调需要对这一人群的教育程度进行更多的研究。我们还研究了加利福尼亚州的有效模式项目，以此来强调受司法影响的个人由于其社会和监管环境而在高等教育中面临的挑战的复杂性和可变性。这些分析被用作一般政策建议的基础，为有针对性的支持框架提供更坚实的基础，并协助机构合作伙伴努力改善受司法影响的人在中学后教育中的经历和成功。在文章的最后，我们对教育的制度功能进行了批判性反思，以符合当前新自由主义的要求，并同时呼吁采取行动，以实现更解放的教育的另一种愿景。

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