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A National Dialogue: Building Bridges to Safer Communities Through Offender Employment [Satellite/Internet Broadcast]

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National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO)

Published 2007. 2 computer disks; DVD-ROM (165 min.)

This 3-hour program will demonstrate how to use the 10-hour Satellite Broadcast, show how the facilitator training DVD can be used for demonstration and education, and introduce the National Institute of Corrections’ systemic model for building bridges to employment for offenders. This broadcast will assist participants with the following: identifying and addressing barriers to employment faced by released offenders; working with employers on offender related job development; building bridges systemically to increase offender employment opportunities and enhance community safety; and developing a "4th Hour" action plan to integrate and expand the information presented. Accession Number: 022461

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