NCJ Number
34382
Date Published
1973
Length
39 pages
Annotation
PROPOSAL FOR A COMMUNITY-BASED ACTION PROJECT USING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PANEL APPROACH DIRECTED TO MAXIMIZING EMPLOYMENT FOR UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PROBATIONERS IN MONROE COUNTY (NY).
Abstract
THROUGH GROUP ANALYSIS OF PROBLEMS BY A REVIEW PANEL AND GUIDANCE SESSIONS CONDUCTED BY AN EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COUNCIL, PROBATIONERS WILL BE AFFORDED VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL ASSIST THEM IN RE-ENTRY INTO THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS ON EACH OF THE TWO PANELS WILL BE DRAWN FROM INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS SEGMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE REVIEW PANEL WILL REFER APPROXIMATELY 50 JOB-READY PROBATIONERS TO THE EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COUNCIL, WHICH WILL AIM TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF EMPLOYMENT AMONG THIS SELECTED GROUP OF PROBATIONERS BY MEANS OF GUIDANCE SESSIONS, SUPPLEMENTED BY FOLLOW-THROUGH ASSISTANCE FROM A COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER, A PEG COORDINATOR, AND THE REGULAR STAFF OF PROBATION OFFICERS. APPROXIMATELY 250 PROBATIONERS, ALL VOLUNTEERS, WILL BE INTERVIEWED BY THE REVIEW PANEL, AND THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY JOB-READY WILL BE IDENTIFIED. EACH PROBATIONER APPEARING BEFORE THE PANEL, WHETHER JOB-READY OR NOT, WILL RECEIVE A PROFESSIONAL DIAGNOSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING HIS EMPLOYMENT POTENTIALITIES AND EMPLOYMENTRELATED PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, THE REVIEW PANEL SESSIONS WILL GENERATE INFORMATION ON TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY PROBATIONERS AND THEREFORE WILL PROVIDE PEG AND PILOT CITY PROGRAM STAFF A NECESSARY FOUNDATION FOR IDENTIFYING GAPS IN CURRENT SERVICES AND DEVELOPING FURTHER PROGRAMS. THE EVALUATION OF THE PEG PROGRAM WILL BE PLACED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL FRAMEWORK, AND ITS EFFECTS ON RECIDIVISM, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING OF PARTICIPATING PROBATIONERS WILL BE MEASURED DURING A 6MONTH FOLLOW-UP PERIOD. DEBRIEFING INTERVIEWS WITH INVOLVED PROBATION OFFICERS AND PANEL MEMBERS WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED TO ASSESS THEIR REACTIONS TO THE PROJECT. APPENDED ARE DATA ON THE EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF MONROE COUNTY ADULT PROBATIONERS AND A DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE COUNCIL TECHNIQUES. FOR SEPARATE REPORTS ON PHASE ONE OF THE PROGRAM AND PHASE ONE AND TWO TOGETHER, SEE NCJ-27012 AND 25630. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)