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Incarcerated Individual employment

Employment readiness encompasses several areas including soft-skills, cognitive skills and industry-recognized training and certifications employers expect from qualified applicants. Employment readiness/employability pertains to both the offender's ability to obtain and retain a job.

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  • Work and Opportunity Before and After Incarceration (2018)

    Looney, Adam, and Nicholas Turner

    Brookings Institution (Washington, DC)