@article{THESIS,
      recid = {5839},
      author = {Kim, Bokyoung},
      title = {Paving the Path to Effective Programming: A Comparative  Case Study on Experiential Programming in United States  Prisons and Jails},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2022-04},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {&lt;p&gt;In this study, I answer the research question: which  aspects of experiential education should be prioritized for  individuals in jails versus prisons to make programming the  most effective for those in the United States correctional  system? While research has been done on the efficacy of  prison programming generally, little research has been done  on experiential programming in both jails and prisons.  Current programming has the potential to be easily tailored  to experiential programming, which has been shown to have  vastly positive benefits. Thus, analyzing which factors  within experiential programming are likely to have the  greatest benefit on individuals may help improve key  metrics such as recidivism rates.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Through my  comparative case study, I explore the factors that should  be prioritized in experiential programming via interviews  with 15 program administrators, academics, and experts in  the field. I use the qualitative coding software Dedoose to  organize my interview transcriptions into overarching  themes and sub-themes to analyze the interview data and  produce my findings. I find that experiential programming  in prisons should prioritize a continuum of care and put an  emphasis on empowerment, while experiential programming in  jails should be shorter-term and emphasize healing. In both  prisons and jails, programming that develops a sense of  human connection and personalized care, specifically via  mentor figures and trusted peers with similar life  experiences, is most important.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;My policy  recommendations regarding what experiential correctional  programs should prioritize directly mirror my findings, as  outlined above. By making small strategic changes to  pre-existing programming, higher degrees of program  effectiveness including a more stable return to society for  those who have experienced incarceration are possible at  minimal cost.&lt;/p&gt;},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5839},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.5839},
}