Date of Award
1-1-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.C.J. in Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Kimberly A. Kaiser
Second Advisor
Francis Boateng
Third Advisor
Linda Keena
School
University of Mississippi
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Prison programming has been linked to reducing recidivism and re-incarceration, yet only a small percentage of prison programs are completed by inmates (Duwe, 2018). The demand in preparing inmates for reentry is crucial and ongoing. Studies have tried to understand the failure of prison program completion; however, research has not been aimed at specifically locating the internal and external factors that encourages this voluntary participation. This study examines internal and external motivation in order to find what factors influence inmates’ decision to pursue prison programs. This study contributes to link these factors to the programming types of religious, educational, treatment, and vocational. There are three major findings: 1) among all of the factors examined, program readiness was associated with the interest to all the programs types examined, 2) inmates were more willing to participate in programs that do not heavily impact or alter their behaviors, 3) bible study was the only program linked to procedural justice.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Kornicha Shaneice, "Examining The Internal & External Factors That Motivate Inmates’ Participation Among Various Prison Programs" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1928.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1928