Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Dissertations Graduate College 4-1982 A Study of the Differences Between Prison College Graduates and the Total Released Inmate Population on Recidivism by Risk Category James Jay Haviland Western Michigan University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations Part of the Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education Commons Recommended Citation Haviland, James Jay, "A Study of the Differences Between Prison College Graduates and the Total Released Inmate Population on Recidivism by Risk Category" (1982). Dissertations. 2499. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/2499 This Dissertation-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRISON COLLEGE GRADUATES AND THE TOTAL RELEASED INMATE POPULATION ON RECIDIVISM BY RISK CATEGORY James Jay Haviland A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education Department of Educational Leadership Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan April, 1982 Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission. A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRISON COLLEGE GRADUATES AND THE TOTAL RELEASED INMATE POPULATION ON RECIDIVISM BY RISK CATEGORY James Jay Haviland, Ed.D. Western Michigan University, 1982 When a convicted felon is considered for parole from a correc tional institution, several factors relating to his experience while incarcerated are presented before the Parole Board.