NCJ Number
7637
Date Published
1971
Length
341 pages
Annotation
THREE SURVEYS, INCLUDING OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INTERVIEWS, ARE THE BASIS FOR A STUDY OF EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS OF RELEASED FEDERAL PRISONERS.
Abstract
THE STUDY PRESENTED FINDINGS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AND AGE, RACE, EDUCATION, PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE, PREVIOUS INCARCERATIONS AND TYPES OF OFFENSE. THE OFFENDER'S WORK ASSIGNMENT IN PRISON WAS NOT SIGNIFICANTLY RELATED TO HIS JOB STATUS, BUT THOSE WITH EXCELLENT PRISON WORK PERFORMANCES HAD THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. FEW MEN LEAVING PRISON HAD PREARRANGED JOBS, AND THOSE WHO DID HAD HELP OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES PROVIDED MINIMAL ASSISTANCE. RELEASED PRISONERS FOUND UNSTABLE EMPLOYMENT. SOME REASONS GIVEN ARE INADEQUATE TRAINING, UNION DISCRIMINATION, INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM, AND NONSUPPORTIVE SUBCULTURES. THE AUTHOR SUGGESTS IMPROVEMENT IN TRAINING, COUNSELING AND JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES. TABLES ARE INCLUDED.