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2009
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Transition Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Bloom, Dan; Azurdia, Gilda; Zweig, Janine; Pindus, Nancy.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Labor (Washington, DC).
MDRC (New York, NY).
“This report presents interim results from a rigorous evaluation of the New York City-Based Center for Employment Opportunities, a highly regarded employment program for ex-prisoners” (p.iii). Seven chapters follow and executive summary: introduction; the implementation of the CEO program; impacts of the CEO on participation and service receipt; impacts of CEO on employment and earnings; impacts of CEO on recidivism; impacts of CEO on other outcomes; and costs of the Center for Employment Oppor... Read More
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159 p.
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2009
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Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Implementation, Two-Year Impacts, and Costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Bloom, Dan; Azurdia, Gilda; Zweig, Janine; Pindus, Nancy.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Labor (Washington, DC); Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
MDRC (New York, NY).
Interim results from an evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO), a program which finds ex-offenders jobs, is provided. Sections of this report include: overview with key findings; introduction; the implementation of the CEO Program; impacts of CEO on participation and service receipt; impacts on employment and earnings; impact on recidivism; impacts on other outcomes such as noneconomic; and costs of the Center for Employment Opportunities. “CEO generated a large but short-li... Read More
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187 pages
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