COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE PENAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE USA, SWEDEN AND SERBIA
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The motivation for dealing with the topic of education in penal institutions came from the need to analyze current educational programs in the USA, Sweden and Serbia to see progressive ideas and work on strengthening the educational platform in institutions for the execution of criminal sanctions in the Republic of Serbia. The historical perspective and the legal regulation of education in prisons were presented as starting points. Employing the method of content analysis, this paper investigates the educational programs implemented in the USA, the country with the largest number of educational programs for adult convicts, and Sweden, the country known for its progressive educational ideals. By applying comparative analysis, it is concluded that the educational programs for convicts in Sweden are an example that penal institutions in Serbia should follow. The ideas of a high valuation of education and investment in the modernization of educational programs should be followed. Further dealing with this topic requires continuation in the form of theoretical and empirical research. Future research should be directed toward examining the educational needs of prisoners and the motivation of convicted persons to participate in educational programs.
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Knežić, B. (2017). Obrazovanje osuđenika: način da se bude slobodan. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja.
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Nordic Cooperation – Nordic Prison Education (2009). Education in Nordic prisons: Prisoners' educational backgrounds, preferences and motivation. Nordic Council of Ministers.
Pettit, M. D., & Kroth, M. (2011). Educational services in Swedish prisons: successful programs of academic and vocational teaching. Criminal Justice Studies, 24(3), 215–226.
Prison Education: Mapping of key data (2012). Annex 6 – Case study: The Learning Centre, Sweden. GHK – European Commision.
Prison Education Project (n.d.). https://www.prisoneducationproject.org/
National Reentry Resource Center. (n.d.). Second Chance Act. https://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/second-chance-act
Steurer, S. J., & Smith, L. G. (2003). Education Reduces Crime, Three-State Recidivism Study - Executive Summary. Lanham, MD: Correctional Education Association.
Tanjević, N. (2019). Pravo na obrazovanje i rad osuđenika-raskorak između potrebe i mogućnosti. Trendovi u poslovanju, 7(1), 7-14.
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. (2021). Education in prison: a literature review. UNESCO.
Vacca, J. S. (2004). Educated prisoners are less likely to return to prison. Journal of Correctional Education, 55(4), 297-305.
Walk, D., Haviv, N., Hasisi, B., & Weisburd, D. (2021). The role of employment as a mediator in correctional education's impact on recidivism: A quasi-experimental study of multiple programs. Journal of Criminal Justice, 74, 101815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2021.101815
World Prison Brief (2021). https://www.prisonstudies.org/
Zakon o izvršenju krivičnih sankcija (2014). Službeni glasnik RS, br. 55/2014.