TRANSITION FROM PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT - AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - EVALUATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PROJECT - NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42252
• Author(s): M A TOBORG; L J CENTER; R H MILKMAN; D W DAVIS
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 58 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76NI-99-0083
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Lazar Institute
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM

Annotation

THIS PAPER DISCUSSES EVALUATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROGRAM AIDING PRISON RELEASEES.

Abstract

TWO MAJOR AREAS ARE ADDRESSED: OUTCOMES OF PROGRAM CLIENTS, IN TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AND RECIDIVISM; AND SPECIFIC SERVICES OFFERED BY THE PROGRAMS SUCH AS COUNSELING, JOB READINESS TRAINING, AND JOB PLACEMENT. SUGGESTED EVALUATION ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED AT SEVERAL LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY, SO THAT A PROGRAM CAN SELECT THE TYPE OF ANALYSIS BEST SUITED TO ITS NEEDS AND RESOURCES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...MSP