EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND PLACING RELEASED PRISONERS IN STABLE, REMUNERATIVE JOBS

• NCJ Number: 20478
• Journal: CAPITULO CRIMINOLOGICO Issue: 1 Dated: (1973) Pages: 22-31
• Author(s): A TINEO DE SUAREZ; L ALVAREZ DE GONZALEZ; J I BELTRAN; F J J AVILA
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 10 pages
• Corporate Author: Universidad Del Zulia
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Country: Venezuela

Annotation

AN EXAMINATION OF THE PROBLEM OF EX-OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT IN VENEZUELA, IN WHICH THE AUTHORS REVIEW VENEZUELAN EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, AND RECOMMEND INCREASED STATE EFFORTS IN EX-OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS.

Abstract

STARTING WITH THE PREMISE THAT THERE IS A CHRONIC LACK OF EMPLOYMENT PLANNING THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA, THE AUTHORS ARGUE THAT THE EFFECTS OF HIGH EMPLOYMENT FALL HARDEST ON THE RELEASED PRISONER, THEREBY REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIS REHABILITATION. THEY REVIEW THE VARIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS REGARDING LABOR AND UNEMPLOYMENT IN VENEZUELA, INCLUDING RIGHT-TO-WORK PROVISIONS AND FAIR WAGE LAWS, AS WELL AS REGULATIONS COVERING ACCIDENTS ON THE JOB AND SOCIAL SECURITY. THEY ARGUE THAT THESE ARE SELDOM APPLIED TO WORKERS IN PRISON, NOR ARE WORK TRAINING PROGRAMS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS USEFUL IN PREPARING FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE. THE AUTHORS RECOMMEND A SERIES OF REFORMS, BOTH IN PRISON PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT POLICY, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LABOR EXCHANGES AND COOPERATIVES WHICH CAN PROVIDE AT LEAST SHORT-TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR RELEASED PRISONERS. THEY ALSO URGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS IN PRISON AND DAY RELEASE FOR EMPLOYMENT DURING THE FINAL MONTHS OF A SENTENCE. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS PROVIDED. --IN SPANISH