THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES OF THOSE WHO ARE PART OF RISK CATEGORIES
THE IMPORTANCE OF PARTICIPATING IN REINTEGRATION ACTIVITIES OF THOSE WHO ARE PART OF RISK CATEGORIES

Summary/Abstract: Based on Harlow's (2003) theory that people who were deprived of their liberty as members of society are less educated than the general population, statistics show that 40% of state and federal prisoners do not meet the minimum schooling requirements, only 11% of them attended college compared to the general population in the United States, where the rate is 48% (Harlow, 2003) and 68% do not have a high school diploma (Pollock, 2004). Incarcerated people not only suffer from the lack academic skills, but also from the lack the professional skills that are necessary to properly fit into the workforce, just as these professional skills are needed in order to have a successful life, for themselves and for their families as well. From the perspective of reintegration and support, the state, through the provisions offered to penitentiary units, makes available to those who are deprived of their liberty various professional, educational and therapeutic programs designed to help detainees achieve minimum educational standards.

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