NCJ Number
86470
Journal
Journal of Offender Counseling Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Dated: (October 1982) Pages: 3-7
Date Published
1982
Length
5 pages
Annotation
This study examined the effectiveness of the apprenticeship Home Builders Association carpentry program in preparing inmates in a correctional institution with carpentry skills needed for job performance compared to trainees in a free-world setting.
Abstract
Inmate subjects were selected from a pool of candidates for work release through interviews by a two-man journeyman carpenter interview team. The experimental group numbered 13; 10 inmates were selected for the control group. The comparison setting was a State vocational school whose student population was drawn from the general public, but candidates for the training program had to meet Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) requirements. The same 8-week training program was provided at the correctional institution and the vocational school. Pretesting and posttesting were done to determine their acquisition of basic carpentry knowledge. Results showed that the carpentry program was equally successful in both settings. Implications are that correctional institutions could realize significant savings in training resources through similar programs operated in partnership with the private sector. Tabular data and nine references are given.