‘There is nothing for me’: a qualitative analysis of the views towards prison education of adult male prisoners convicted of a sexual offence

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Slater, J., Winder, B. ORCID: 0000-0002-9118-679X, O'Grady, A. ORCID: 0000-0001-5061-4666 and Banyard, P. ORCID: 0000-0003-2527-0755, 2023. ‘There is nothing for me’: a qualitative analysis of the views towards prison education of adult male prisoners convicted of a sexual offence. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice. ISSN 2059-1098 (Forthcoming)

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Abstract

This current study examined the perceptions and lived experiences of prisoners (n=24) who do not engage with prison education. UK (United Kingdom) and international research highlights prisoners who attend prison education programmes have lower recidivism rates and increased employment opportunities upon release (Bozick et al., 2018; Abeling-Judge, 2020). This qualitative study interviewed adult males who are serving a custodial sentence for a sexual offence in England and Wales. The data was analysed thematically with two key themes emerging from the rich dataset: (i) Poor quality education, highlighting the limitations of prison education and lack of quality provision; (ii) we are sex offenders, explored non-engagement with prison education due to their ‘sex offender’ label. The findings highlight how current prison education provision needs to focus on a programme of study relevant to an individual.

Item Type:

Journal article

Publication Title:

The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice

Creators:

Slater, J., Winder, B., O'Grady, A. and Banyard, P.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Date:

13 January 2023

ISSN:

2059-1098