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Education and identity in prisons.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Apr2025 (Volume) 34 (Number) 4
Medium (Periodical) Sociology Review.
Classif 301 SOC
Subject Sociology
Page 8 - 12
Authors Madigan, Mark
Contents

Given the very low levels of achievement of most of those in prison, can identities be transformed through prison education? What does this tell us about the importance of labelling and identity in the crminial justice system?

Keywords
Crime and deviance     Criminal behaviour     Education     Education performance     Education policies     Educational attainment     Identity     Prison education     Rehabilitation     Sociological theory