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2012
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"The current television program focuses on “what works” regarding offender employment from a national and local perspective. The first half contains interviews with two experts from the National Institute of Corrections. The second half includes inte... Read More
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2012
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The final results from a three-year evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) are reported. “Based in New York City, CEO is a comprehensive employment program for former prisoners — a population confronting many obstacles to finding... Read More
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2011
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This handbook “provides prisoners with contacts and other information that can help them to prepare for release” (p. 2). Sections contained in this guide are: purpose; what to do to prepare for release; employers who hire ex-offenders; federal progra... Read More
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2011
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The exclusion of individuals with criminal records from employment is examined. People working with soon to be released prisoners or ex-offenders should be aware of this issue. The ability to find gainful employment, one of the critical needs for suc... Read More
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2011
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A description of the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Partnership Training Program is provided. “This administrative guide provides an overview of the training program, including its benefits and requirements…and information needed to... Read More
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2011
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This is a very well done guide for enabling inmates to connect with various outreach and personal growth services. These programs are organized into the following areas: spiritual resources—Buddhist; spiritual resources—Christian; spiritual resources... Read More
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2011
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Results from an ongoing evaluation project on the effectiveness of offender workforce development (OWD) services are presented. “Drug and alcohol abuse and/or not continuing substance abuse treatment was identified as almost a universal barrier to po... Read More
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2011
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According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than 700,000 individuals are released from prisons yearly—with an additional 9 million adults cycling through local jails. Research indicates that employment is an important component of successful ... Read More
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2011
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An overview is presented of issues related to an ex-offender getting a job. Sections cover: hiring regulations—disqualifications, proof of rehabilitation, and applications; record cleaning; employer liability and incentives; skills training and reent... Read More
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2011
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The ability of education acquired in prison to increase post-incarceration employment rates and lower recidivism rates is examined. Sections of this article include: abstract; introduction; the impact of correctional education in Missouri; education ... Read More
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2011
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The impact of the community in which an offender resides on that individual’s potential for recidivism and employment is investigated. Sections following an abstract include: executive summary; introduction; research design and data collection; resul... Read More
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2011
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The use of industry-based certification to increase the likelihood that ex-offenders will succeed in finding jobs is explained. Certification plays a vital role because the “reentry success of inmates requires that they develop skills consistent with... Read More
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2011
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Strategies for reducing the challenges faced by ex-offenders reentering their communities are explained by this series of Toolkits. Each kit contains sections regarding what the roadblock is, problems associated with it, and ways to change it, what a... Read More
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2011
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Strategies for dealing with the challenges ex-offenders face with employment and education are explained. Topics covered include: ex-offender population and recidivism; people with convictions face significant employment barriers; people with convict... Read More
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2011
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This website is a great resource for information about the employment of individuals with criminal records. It contains: a regularly updated list of federal and state policy reforms; city hiring initiatives; employment rights of workers with criminal... Read More
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2011
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The relationship between re-entry, employment, and recidivism is discussed by host Michel Martin, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and ex-offender Jennifer Gaskins.... Read More
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2011
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The impact of Minnesota’s Prisoner Reentry Initiative (PRI) on post-release employment and recidivism are evaluated. Two case assistant/reentry coordinators were place within the criminal justice system, not outside it, in order to better facilitate ... Read More
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2010
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The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) is a transitional jobs program for released inmates. It aims to help them achieve long-term employment which reduces recidivism. Individuals developing or modifying similar programs will find the lessons ... Read More
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2010
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An examination of “the prospective effects of involvement with the criminal justice system (as indexed by official arrests) on the early adult work career outcomes of being unemployed and fired from work” is provided. Sections following an abstract a... Read More
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2010
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Those interested in the relationship between employment and recidivism experienced by parolees should find this interesting reading. “Along with determining whether obtaining employment on release from prison [in Texas] is associated with decreased ... Read More
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2010
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People working with offender employment services will find this article of interest. It provides another strategy for finding work for this often hard-to-employ population. “Transitional jobs programs provide temporary, wage-paying jobs, support serv... Read More
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2010
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“This bulletin highlights the ways career resource centers are being used in jails , prisons, and community supervision offices to improve the long-term employment prospects of offenders” (p.1). Sections of this publication include: common elements o... Read More
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2010
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Results from a “random assignment evaluation to assess whether [mature] sector-focused programs could in fact increase the earnings of low-income, disadvantaged workers and job seekers” are presented (p.ii). These six chapters follow an executive sum... Read More
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2010
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This paper can help individuals “in their work to overcome systemic barriers and fundamentally transform the opportunities of people with criminal records in society and build healthy communities of opportunity for all” (p.1). Sections of this public... Read More
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2010
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Individuals involved with helping ex-offenders find employment after their release from incarceration will find this guide very interesting. It “assembles the most promising local policies that promote the hiring of people with criminal records” (p.1... Read More
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2010
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The deep impact of incarceration on economic mobility, “the ability of individuals and families to move up the income ladder over their lifetime and across generations,” is documented (p. 3). Sections following an executive summary include: the grow... Read More
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2010
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This issue covers how ex-offenders can find employment even if their records are “not-so-hot.” Topics discussed include: test your job knock-out potential; seven steps to finding a job fast; if you have red flags in your background when interviewing ... Read More
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2010
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“The purpose of this bulletin is to explore the literature and summarize the empirical evidence related to the impact of employment on the criminal behavior of women” (p. 2). Sections comprising this publication are: female offender demographics; bar... Read More
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2010
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The authors use U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics data to show the negative impact of ex-offender unemployment on the U.S. economy. Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; estimating the size of the ex-offender population; the effe... Read More
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2010
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Individuals that work in the offender employment field will find this publication very useful. It discusses “the feasibility of applying a relapse prevention model, inclusive of case management, to workforce retention” (p. 1). Sections of the meeting... Read More
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2010
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While this is a fairly statistical driven study, it is one of the few that takes a close look at criminal background checks and their negative impact on employment. The authors intend “to provide guidance on the possibility of “redemption,” (which [t... Read More
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2009
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The effectiveness of the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD) is investigated. TJRD offers “transitional jobs (TJ) – temporary, subsidized jobs that provide participants with a source of legitimate income, support services and work experie... Read More
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2009
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This document highlights Vermont’s Workforce Development Program. Male participants that successfully completed the program lowered their reincarceration rate from 74% to 59% at six months following release, females lowered their rate from 63% to 38%... Read More
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2009
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“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: introductio... Read More
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2009
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This paper looks at “whether the relationship between criminal justice involvement and low status attainment signifies a causal effect or a selective artifact” with a young person reaching adulthood (p. vii). Chapters following and executive summary ... Read More
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2009
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The relationship between the reentry of ex-prisoners into the community and their ability to find employment is examined. Sections following an abstract are: introduction; Stage 1—hiring experiment; and Stage 2—an employer’s perspective. These articl... Read More
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2009
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“This instructional disk is intended to provide you with a comprehensive overview of Labor Market Information (LMI) and give you the informational tools to increase short-term and long-term employment outcomes for the offenders under your supervision... Read More
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2009
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Results from an evaluation of the APYA (Avon Park Youth Academy) Secure Care Program, involving vocational and educational interventions, combined with the SS (STREET Smart) aftercare reentry program are presented. Sections following an executive sum... Read More
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2009
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This easy-to-follow, well-written guide is “a step-by-step, interactive approach to fundamental skills needed for the ex-offender to obtain and maintain a job” (p xi). Chapters cover: pre-employment assessment—what you know; your plan; how to prepare... Read More
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2009
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The use of mentoring as a component of Ready4Work, a reentry program for ex-offenders, is discussed. Sections comprising this report include: introduction; implementation of Ready4Work mentoring; characteristics of participants and mentors; mentorin... Read More
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2009
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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 Progra... Read More
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2008
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"This Guide has been developed to assist professionals in the workforce development system in gaining a better understanding of the needs of youth involved, or at risk of being involved in the juvenile corrections system" (p. iv). This publication is... Read More
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2008
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This training program, originally broadcast September 24-25, 2008, presents strategies for making women offender workplace development programs more responsive to their clients. Topics include: emerging evidence-based gender responsive practices; inf... Read More
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2008
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A directory of offender transition resources is presented. Entries are organized into the areas of Internet resources, career exploration, general assistance programs, business/consumer education, and substance abuse and mental health. Contact inform... Read More
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2008
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The skills needed to prevail against the challenges reentry may pose are explained. Chapters following an introduction about getting organized are: identification; housing; employment; careers; work ethics; transportation; money management; educatio... Read More
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2008
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The capability of released female offenders to find and keep a job while also having to attend appointments with various government and social service agencies is examined. These six chapters follow an introduction: women, reentry, and work; researc... Read More
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2008
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Employment information useful to inmates as they prepare for release is presented. Issues addressed include: what to do to prepare for release; employers who hire ex-offenders; federal programs to help ex-offenders; state and federal jobs for ex-off... Read More
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2008
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Each year, more and more employers are requiring job applicants to apply online or at a computer kiosk. Offenders in prisons, jails, parole and probation offices, faith-based agencies, and community-based organizations can use this CD-ROM to practice... Read More
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2008
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An offender employment program for probationers in New York is described. Sections of this document are: employment and crime reduction; pathways to employment training -- Employment Matters (EM), Ready, Set, Work!, and Retention Counts! (RC); Offen... Read More
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2008
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Steps a city or municipality can take to ensure a "more coordinated, comprehensive approach" for local offender reentry are described. Sections contained in this report are: executive summary; introduction; getting the lay of the land; assembling a ... Read More
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2008
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This website provides information and resources for those who assist ex-offenders in successfully finding and keeping jobs. Points of entry include: working with clients; intake and assessment; job readiness; job retention; working with employers; c... Read More
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2008
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The hiring of ex-offenders by federal agencies was discussed at this hearing. This website provides access to the witness list, testimony, and the latest Committee news.... Read More
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2008
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Strategies for helping ex-offenders secure gainful employment are explained. These lessons learned are: do no harm; tackling the conviction question and offering support; finding willing employers -- market your organization as well as the job seeke... Read More
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2008
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This publication addresses the need for employment by ex-offenders, challenges to them finding employment, and the role of the legal profession in supporting offender employment. Sections of this report following an executive summary are: the magnit... Read More
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2008
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Issues surrounding the impact of criminal records on the employment of ex-offenders are discussed with recommendations made to reduce unwarranted discrimination. Sections of this report include: introduction; summary of recommendations; background; ... Read More
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2008
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A "national prisoner reentry program whose core element is up to one year of transitional employment available to all parolees in need of work" is proposed (p. 2). This report has these sections: introduction; the problems of mass imprisonment and p... Read More
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2008
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Information is available from this website about this policy discussion regarding challenges faced by released prisoners reentering communities. Points of entry include: transcript for the keynote speech by U.S. Senator Jim Webb and following roundt... Read More
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2008
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Resources regarding criminal records and the employment of offenders are listed. Materials and links are organized according to: federal and state policy reforms; city hiring initiatives; employment rights of workers with criminal records; and trans... Read More
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2008
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"This guide will provide an overview of the unique issues people in recovery with criminal records face when seeking jobs or access to higher education" (p. 3). Topics discussed include: what is the law regarding employment discrimination; legal and... Read More
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2008
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The National Blueprint for Reentry, "a comprehensive plan for developing a national policy agenda to improve employment and educational opportunities for people with criminal records" is provided (p. 2). Sections of this report include: executive su... Read More
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2008
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The impact on youth later in their lives of being convicted as adults is explained. Topics discussed in this report include: impact of war on drugs on youth; misguided addiction policies have fueled incarceration; perpetual punishment -- the lasting... Read More
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2008
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Information for those hiring ex-offenders is provided. Sections comprising this report are: advantages to hiring individuals with conviction records; other businesses are employing ex-offenders; the laws of hiring ex-offenders; ex-offenders and empl... Read More
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2007
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An overview of the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Partnership Training Program is provided. Current training is offered by invitation only to teams of twelve people. Modules of instruction include: career development theory and appl... Read More
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2007
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This 3-hour program will demonstrate how to use the 10-hour Satellite Broadcast, show how the facilitator training DVD can be used for demonstration and education, and introduce the National Institute of Corrections’ systemic model for building bridg... Read More
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2006
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Results from a survey of offender employment and retention issues that utilizes close-ended questions regarding topics such as assessment, case management, follow-up, and relapse are analyzed. This report is comprised of the following sections: intr... Read More
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2006
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"OES: Building Bridges" is a training program featuring a variety of OES (Offender Employment Specialist) professionals in jails, prisons, probation and parole, community corrections, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations. Thes... Read More
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2006
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Skills, functions, and duties are provided for the following job descriptions: Offender Employment Specialist (OES); Offender Job Retention Employment Specialist (OJRS); Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS); and Offender Workforce Develo... Read More
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2005
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Results from a "post-training survey to assess the usability of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the course [Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS)] content by the participant once they return to the job" are presented (p. 1). An exe... Read More
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2005
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This package provides you with a collection of resources for use in a correctional facility Career Center.
Contents include:
- A computer assisted Career Clerk training program, with the following modules: what the job of a Career Clerk is... Read More
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2004
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Work done during fiscal years 2001 and 2002 by the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP) to "enhanc[e] offenders' abilities to enter and remain in the labor market" is summarized (p. iii). Sections of this report include: introdu... Read More
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2003
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"[A] comprehensive list of skills, functions, and duties for use by agencies in developing job descriptions for Offender Employment Specialist (OES), Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) and Offender Workforce Development Program Manager ... Read More
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2003
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A list of definitions for the most commonly used terms in training programs sponsored by this agency (OCJTP) are provided. ... Read More
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2002
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Practices of correctional agencies when hiring individuals with criminal histories are examined. This study contains sections about: authority to hire ex-offenders; convictions as a permanent bar to correctional employment; convictions as a temporary... Read More
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2002
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The management of sex offenders "on the job in a way that adequately restricts offenders, protects the public, and simultaneously promotes successful offender reintegration" is discussed (p. 1). This report provides a look at: the importance of work... Read More
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2002
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Skills, strategies, and resources necessary to address significant offender job retention issues and increase offender employment success are addressed during this 32-hour course. Participants will learn how to: develop an action plan to improve off... Read More
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2001
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Highlights of this Office's accomplishments and the status of correctional job training and placement in the U.S. are provided. Contents of this report include: foreword; introduction; background; activities and accomplishments -- office coordinatio... Read More
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2000
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Contents include: introduction; background; status of correctional job training and placement programs in the United States -- Federal Bureau of Prisons, state, and local efforts; national forum; focus groups; office coordination; interagency coordin... Read More
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1999
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Nearly 400 items from the collection of the NIC Information Center are listed in this bibliography prepared for NIC's Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP). Citations have been grouped into five categories: vocational education, i... Read More
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1999
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Referring to the activities conducted during the year, this report covers the status of job training and placement programs, federal agency coordination, training, and public information and clearinghouse activities. Training included offender employ... Read More
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1998
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This Program Focus profiles a 4-month state program for incarcerated men and women which includes academics, violence reduction, and applied life skills and incorporates a Moral Reconation Therapy approach. It addresses issues in staffing and program... Read More
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1998
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The Safer Foundation helps ex-offenders find and hold jobs, and has expanded its focus to provide basic education, life skills training, support for solving social problems, and followup services after placement.
Its Programmed Activities for Cor... Read More
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1998
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Providing job preparation services to inmates while they are still incarcerated in state prisons, Project RIO also provides job placement services to parolees in every county in Texas. According to a 1992 independent evaluation, a large percentage of... Read More
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1998
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The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) in New York City provides newly released offenders, primarily boot camp releasees, with a program designed to ease their reintegration into society. This "Program Focus" describes the transition from work... Read More
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1997
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Developed for the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP), this bibliography lists more than 300 documents from the collection of the NIC Information Center in Longmont, Colorado. The literature addresses offender job training and p... Read More
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