A volume in Educational Leadership for Social Justice Series Editor
Jeffrey S. Brooks, Iowa State University, Denise E. Armstrong, Brock
University; Ira Bogotch, Florida Atlantic University; Sandra Harris,
Lamar University; Whitney H. Sherman, Virginia Commonwealth University;
George Theoharis, Syracuse University Education-Based Incarceration and
Recidivism: The Ultimate Social Justice Crime Fighting Tool takes a
penetrating look at the needs and challenges of society's
disenfranchised jail populations. It is incumbent to encourage public
awareness of the causes that underlie the destructive cycles plaguing
these populations, including the abuse and neglect that cycle through
generations. When effectively addressed through education the economic
burden on society is lightened and an advocacy to increase understanding
engenders a humane response. When connecting education-based
incarceration to leadership and social justice, several issues come to
mind, beginning with the universal understanding that definitions of
social justice are based on a variety of factors, like political
orientation, religious background, and political and social philosophy.
An increased body of researchers in educational leadership, ethics, law,
sociology, corrections, law enforcement, criminal justice, and public
health agree that social justice is concerned with equal justice, not
just in the courts, but in all aspects of society. Social justice
demands that people promote a just society where people have equal
rights and opportunities; everyone, from the poorest person on the
margins of society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing field. The
intended audience for this book includes academics, national and
international law enforcement agencies, and correctional institutions
interested in establishing and assessing the effectiveness of an
education-based incarceration program. This book can also be used by
educators and students interested in studying organizational leadership,
correctional theory, recidivism, social and restorative justice, and
education-based incarceration.
