JOB PLACEMENT AND TRAINING FOR OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS

• NCJ Number: 15652
• Author(s): P G MCCREARY; J M MCCREARY
• Date Published: 1974
• Length: 166 pages
• Grant Number(s): 74-TA-99-1002
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: PRESCRIPTIVE PACKAGE SERIES

Annotation

THIS VOLUME IS DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR THOSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ADMINISTRATORS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE PLANNING NEW MANPOWER SERVICES, OR WHO ARE CURRENTLY ADMINISTERING OR EMPLOYED IN SUCH INMATE OR EX-OFFENDER PROGRAMS.

Abstract

THE AUTHORS REPORT ON PROGRAMS SPONSORED OR RUN BY FEDERAL AGENCIES, BUSINESS, LABOR, AND PUBLIC GROUPS. COVERED ARE COMMUNITY-BASED AND INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS RANGING FROM PRE-TRIAL INTERVENTION TO RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL POST-CUSTODY PROGRAMS. CURRENT THINKING ON THE ROLE OF MANPOWER SERVICES IS REVIEWED, AND THE CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, AND JOB NEEDS OF EXOFFENDERS ARE DISCUSSED. GUIDELINES ARE OFFERED ON THE BEST WAY TO HELP EX-OFFENDERS PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR JOBS, HOW TO DEVELOP JOBS, HOW TO SEE THAT FORMER OFFENDERS ARE PROPERLY PLACED, AND HOW TO CREATE STABLE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE PROGRAM PLANNING, ADMINISTRATION, AND EVALUATION. THE LAST CHAPTER USES ELEMENTS DISCUSSED IN THE OTHER PARTS OF THE REPORT TO PRESENT AN OUTLINE FOR A MODEL EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM. A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS ALSO INCLUDED.