NCJ Number
172579
Date Published
1997
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This report provides an overview of the New York State Department of Correctional Services' participation in the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Summer Youth Employment Program for 1996.
Abstract
Under Title II-B of the JTPA, Federal funding is provided for a Summer Youth Employment Program. Under this section of the JTPA, eligible persons (based primarily on income criteria) under 22 years old are given work experience and are trained in a variety of pre-employment and work-maturity skills. This report presents the responses of correctional facilities to the annual questionnaire on their participation in the program for 1996. After record high numbers of participants in 1992-94, the number of participants dropped to 7 in 1995. In 1996 there were 74 participants. In 1996, 20 facilities participated in the program. The facilities with the largest number of participants were Queensboro (n=10) and Lincoln (n=10), followed by Bayview (n=7) and Sullivan (n=6). Of the 74 program participants, 57 (77 percent) satisfactorily completed the program, and 17 (23 percent) were unsatisfactory. The 13-year trend in the Department's participation in this program from 1984 through 1996 is highlighted by two illustrative graphics that include the number of participants and number of participating facilities. 5 tables and appended questionnaire and responses, along with verbatim comments from facilities not participating in the JTPA program