Vocational training in prison: A case study of maximum feasible misunderstanding Community Reintegration May 2021 View Journal Publication Full Citation Craig, D. E., & Rogers, R. D. (1993). Vocational training in prison: A case study of maximum feasible misunderstanding. Journal of offender rehabilitation, 20(1-2), 1-20. Abstract Vocational training programs in prisons have a presumed goal of preparing inmates for productive roles in society. Evaluation is typically focused on how well inmates develop marketable job skills. This paper is an exploration of the other benefits which accrue from vocational education, and how those benefits can be maximized. It is based upon a case study of a barber training program in a medium security state prison in the South. Program results are presented, along with staff and inmate assessments of the program. Investigators concluded that program effects were minimal as a result of misperceptions of the program.