TRANSITION FROM PRISON TO EMPLOYMENT - AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY-BASED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS - ISSUES REVIEW NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM - PHASE 1 REPORT

• NCJ Number: 42244
• Author(s): M A TOBORG; L J CENTER; R H MILKMAN
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 140 pages
• Grant Number(s): 76-NI-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 WORKING PAPER, PART OF THE NATIONAL EVALUATION PROGRAM'S PHASE I ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO PRISON RELEASEES, SUMMARIZES THE RESULTS OF A RELEVANT LITERATURE SEARCH.

Abstract

THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE PRESENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SUCH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE WAYS IN WHICH THEY OPERATE; THE OUTCOMES OF CLIENTS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THEM; THE OUTLOOK FOR EVALUATING THE PROGRAMS' IMPACT; AN ANALYSIS OF THE ASSUMPTIONS WHICH UNDERLIE THE PROGRAMS' OPERATIONS; AND CONSIDERATION OF MAJOR ISSUES WHICH WILL AFFECT FUTURE EVALUATIONS OF THE PROGRAMS. FOR OTHER WORKING PAPERS AND A SUMMARY OF THE ASSESSMENT, SEE NCJ-42242, 42243, AND 42245.