Research on Offender Employment Programs

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Research (10 items)

Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Re-entry: Recidivism & Post-release Employment (2006)
Employment-Focused Programs for Ex-Prisoners (2006)
Evidence-Based Public Policy Options to Reduce Future Prison Construction, Criminal Justice Costs, and Crime Rates (2006)
Outcome Evaluation of Pennsylvania Department of Correction's Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Programs (2003)
Ready4Work In Brief: Update on Outcomes; Reentry May Be Critical for States, Cities (2007)
Returning Home: Exploring the Challenges and Successes of Recently Released Texas Prisoners (2007)
Systematic Review of Non-Custodial Employment Programs: Impact on Recidivism Rates of Ex-Offenders (2006)
Transitional Jobs for Ex-Prisoners: Early Impacts from a Random Assignment Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program (2007)
What Works in Corrections? (June, 1998)
What Works: Effective Recidivism Reduction and Risk-Focused Prevention Programs (2008)

Research articles that focus on offender employment programs can be found on this page. You can scroll over each link to view a brief synopsis of the research article. Clicking on the link will then take you to the full research article.