ived a GED recidivated. Clearly an education is an avenue that needs to be approached. If education were mandatory in prison, society would see these numbers in every state. Problems with recidivism do not rely with a criminal predisposition to commit crime, but with their lack of education to support their families and themselves. Vocational programs are excellent alternatives in the reduction of recidivism. When an offender is supplied with a job skill that will produce revenue in the civilian sector it should decrease the need for the offender to commit crime. This approach is addressing the cause of crime and not just the symptoms. The correctional field needs to go to the root of crime and start from there. The problem with recidivism is that the offender is subjected to a life of crime because that is all he knows and that is all he was ever taught. Convicted persons live a life of crime so long that is all they know how to do. A trade needs to be taught to them. In turn, the need to resume to a life of crime should be decreased. Of course this method will not work for everyone, especially the Clifton 3super predators, but it should work for the majority of offenders.A study of State Correctional Education concluded that offenders that participated in vocational or education programs were more likely to obtain their General Educational Development certificates, pursue further education, and succeed in finding employment and keeping employment after release. It seems like this is an easy concept, give the offender a skill and they will be less inclined to commit crime. According to Dr Cobun the prison system is simply a warehouse for felons. Warehousing is a term granted to offenders when there is no real chance of parole and the offenders simply server their time and are released back into the community. The offenders are not rehabilitated they have just been locked up for their sentence. Dr. Cobun felt that mor...
