Roseland, NJ, Jul 6, 2007 - Dr. Angela Mims, Administrator of Women’s Programming and Services, at Community Education Center’s (CEC) Bo-Robinson Assessment and Treatment Center, will present at the International Community Corrections Association Annual Research (ICCA) Conference in San Diego, California in October. Dr. Mims’ workshop, “Reflections of Women Journeying Through Community Reintegration,” will provide information on the experiences of women journeying through the transitioning process from the correctional system to the community.

“I am truly excited about participating in this research conference. Recent research has further confirmed the effectiveness of Bo-Robinson’s evidence-based female reentry programs,” said Dr. Mims.

CEC’s most recent study, “Female Offender Outcome Research,” showed an average 50% reduction in recidivism for female offenders participating in the Bo-Robinson female offender reentry program compared to a similar group of female offenders from the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC).

“As female prison populations across America continue to climb, the positive findings in CEC’s most recent study of female recidivism are very reassuring,” said Dr. Mims.

The recent study on female recidivism also further confirms the value of CEC’s reentry programs, which are renowned as the most effective in the nation. Research conducted over the last three years by Drexel University found recidivism reductions of up to 50% for participants in CEC reentry programs—depending on the offender population being evaluated (work release vs. residential treatment) and the length of participation in a CEC program.

Community Education Centers, Inc. (CEC) is the largest provider of offender reentry and in-prison treatment services in America, operating in 22 states, with 20,000 individuals in our daily care. CEC provides a full range of therapeutic residential and non-residential reentry services with an empirically document record of reducing recidivism.