The educational programs maintain a safe environment for those who abide by regulations and further their education. Simpkins (2015) informs, “This serves as an incentive for inmates to maintain good conduct, and assures security personnel that we are not rewarding bad behavior” (p. 23). A difficult challenge for educational programs is the majority of inmates are most likely resistant to be fully involved in educational programs due to fear and shame reducing learning. In most cases, qualified inmates interested in educational programs meet with administrators lacking confidence because they self-convince themselves to be incapable to
The educational programs maintain a safe environment for those who abide by regulations and further their education. Simpkins (2015) informs, “This serves as an incentive for inmates to maintain good conduct, and assures security personnel that we are not rewarding bad behavior” (p. 23). A difficult challenge for educational programs is the majority of inmates are most likely resistant to be fully involved in educational programs due to fear and shame reducing learning. In most cases, qualified inmates interested in educational programs meet with administrators lacking confidence because they self-convince themselves to be incapable to