Participant content knowledge before and after course
| Level of knowledge about: | Before course Mean (SD) | After course Mean (SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical relationship between slavery and convict leasing | 1.69 (0.94) | 3.94 (0.62) | <0.001 |
| Historical relationship between convict leasing and prisons | 1.67 (0.92) | 3.88 (0.66) | <0.001 |
| Historical relationship between war on drugs and mass incarceration | 2.58 (0.87) | 4.00 (0.63) | <0.001 |
| Relationship between criminalizing health conditions (such as mental health and substance use) and mass incarceration | 2.75 (0.93) | 4.11 (0.62) | <0.001 |
| Ways in which many prison environments take away individuality and dignity of people who are incarcerated | 2.97 (1.09) | 4.34 (0.47) | <0.001 |
| Ways in which racism is present in US prisons | 2.80 (1.09) | 4.11 (0.75) | <0.001 |
| How incarceration affects family and loved ones of prison staff | 3.25 (0.83) | 4.44 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| How incarceration affects family and loved ones of incarcerated people | 3.25 (0.86) | 4.42 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| Importance of family support for people during their incarceration | 3.61 (0.93) | 4.44 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| Connection between staff well-being and resident well-being in prisons | 3.44 (0.96) | 4.47 (0.56) | <0.001 |
| Ways that positive interactions with correctional staff can have a long-term positive impact on people who are (or were) incarcerated | 3.44 (0.87) | 4.50 (0.59) | <0.001 |
| Examples of projects that correctional staff have created in US prisons to expand or improve the work they do with incarcerated people | 2.61 (0.86) | 4.36 (0.54) | <0.001 |
| Examples of US and international groups that are working to make reforms to criminal legal systems | 2.39 (0.93) | 4.19 (0.78) | <0.001 |
| Level of knowledge about: | Before course | After course | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Historical relationship between slavery and convict leasing | 1.69 (0.94) | 3.94 (0.62) | <0.001 |
| Historical relationship between convict leasing and prisons | 1.67 (0.92) | 3.88 (0.66) | <0.001 |
| Historical relationship between war on drugs and mass incarceration | 2.58 (0.87) | 4.00 (0.63) | <0.001 |
| Relationship between criminalizing health conditions (such as mental health and substance use) and mass incarceration | 2.75 (0.93) | 4.11 (0.62) | <0.001 |
| Ways in which many prison environments take away individuality and dignity of people who are incarcerated | 2.97 (1.09) | 4.34 (0.47) | <0.001 |
| Ways in which racism is present in US prisons | 2.80 (1.09) | 4.11 (0.75) | <0.001 |
| How incarceration affects family and loved ones of prison staff | 3.25 (0.83) | 4.44 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| How incarceration affects family and loved ones of incarcerated people | 3.25 (0.86) | 4.42 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| Importance of family support for people during their incarceration | 3.61 (0.93) | 4.44 (0.50) | <0.001 |
| Connection between staff well-being and resident well-being in prisons | 3.44 (0.96) | 4.47 (0.56) | <0.001 |
| Ways that positive interactions with correctional staff can have a long-term positive impact on people who are (or were) incarcerated | 3.44 (0.87) | 4.50 (0.59) | <0.001 |
| Examples of projects that correctional staff have created in US prisons to expand or improve the work they do with incarcerated people | 2.61 (0.86) | 4.36 (0.54) | <0.001 |
| Examples of US and international groups that are working to make reforms to criminal legal systems | 2.39 (0.93) | 4.19 (0.78) | <0.001 |
Note(s):
Knowledge Scale: 1 = nonexistent, 2 = poor, 3 = fair, 4 = good, 5 = excellent
Abbreviations: SD = standard deviation