The importance of funding postsecondary correctional educational programs

Community College Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 153-164

  Mercer, Kerri Russo ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional education; Recidivism; Return on investment; Student financial aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350054252     PISSN: 00915521     EISSN: 19402325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0091552109348044     Document Type: Article

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