NCJ Number
16557
Date Published
1973
Length
64 pages
Annotation
DISCUSSION OF THE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES IN THE STATE REGARDING THE USEFULNESS AND THE EMPLOYABILITY OF REHABILITATED DRUG ADDICTS.
Abstract
THE PROBLEMS, OUTLOOKS AND NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS ARE ANALYZED. ALSO DISCUSSED IS THE CAPACITY OF THE REHABILITATED ADDICT TO WORK AND THE MEANING OF THE TERM 'REHABILITATED ADDICT.' IN ADDITION, THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF JOB DISCRIMINATION AGAINST REHABILITATED ADDICTS ARE CONSIDERED, ALONG WITH THE QUESTION OF FEDERAL AND PRIVATE BONDING. THE COMMISSION FOUND THAT SMALLER BUSINESSES WERE MORE LIKELY TO HIRE EX-ADDICTS THAN WERE MAJOR CORPORATIONS. REHABILITATED ADDICTS ARE GENERALLY INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM OTHER WORKERS, AND EMPLOYERS GENERALLY RELATE ADDICTION TO EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY. IT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BOTH PRIVATE AND FEDERAL BONDING ARE AVAILABLE TO REHABILITATED ADDICTS, ALTHOUGH THOSE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SECURE PRIVATE BONDING. THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED THAT THE STATE OUTLAW DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO HAVE ADHERED TO A BONA-FIDE COURSE OF TREATMENT FOR ONE YEAR AND WHO HAVE BEEN JUDGED CAPABLE OF WORKING, AND AGAINST REHABILITATED ADDICTS WITH SATISFACTORY RECORDS OF ON-THE-JOB PERFORMANCE FOR A TOTAL OF ONE YEAR. ALSO SUGGESTED WAS THE ISSUING OF GUIDELINES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE THE HIRING OF EX-OFFENDERS WHO ARE REHABILITATED ADDICTS.