Training and Preparing Inmates for Post-Prison Employment.

The article presents a study on the effect of a prison sentence on employment prospects in the U.S. and recommendations to train and prepare inmates for post-prison employment. It references the 2014 report "Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity and Gender Factor In?...

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Publicado en:	Corrections Today Vol. 76; no. 6; pp. 18 - 20
Autor principal:	Wells, Doris
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	American Correctional Association Nov/Dec2014
Materias:	National Institute of Justice (U.S.) Prison sentences Employment of formerly incarcerated people Employment discrimination Occupational training for formerly incarcerated people
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Sumario:	The article presents a study on the effect of a prison sentence on employment prospects in the U.S. and recommendations to train and prepare inmates for post-prison employment. It references the 2014 report "Consequences of a Prison Record for Employment: How Do Race, Ethnicity and Gender Factor In?" by S. H. Decker based on a study on race and ethnicity funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Topics include applicants' employment prospects, policy considerations, and future outlook.