NCJ Number
19094
Date Published
1974
Length
33 pages
Annotation
THIS REPORT DISCUSSES THE PROBLEMS OF PROVIDING MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT FOR WHITE COLLAR AND SEXUAL OFFENDERS, AND THE EFFORTS AND RESULTS OF APEX CHARITABLE TRUST IN REFERRING APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT.
Abstract
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS FOR 'WHITE COLLAR' EX-OFFENDERS IS THAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN APPLICATION FORM; ATTEND TWO OR POSSIBLY THREE INTERVIEWS AND HAVE HIS REFERENCES TAKEN UP DURING A TIME-SCALE WHICH CAN RANGE FROM TWO TO SIX MONTHS. THUS WHEREAS AN UNSKILLED MAN LEAVING PRISON ON A THURSDAY OR A FRIDAY CAN, WITHOUT HELP, ARRANGE EMPLOYMENT TO START THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE 'WHITE-COLLAR' MAN HAS TO FACE SOME MONTHS OF UNEMPLOYMENT OR, AT THE BEST, INAPPROPRIATE EMPLOYMENT. THERE WAS THEREFORE SEEN TO BE A NEED FOR A SPECIALIST EMPLOYMENT SERVICE TO HELP THE 'WHITE-COLLAR' MAN, COMMENCING ITS ACTION SOME MONTHS BEFORE THE MAN WAS DUE TO LEAVE THE PRISON. SIMILARLY THE SEXUAL OFFENDER HAS PARTICULAR PROBLEMS, REGARDLESS OF HIS SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, BECAUSE OF EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH HIS OFFENCE AND THE FEARS THAT SUCH OFFENCES RAISE IN MOST OF US. THIS REPORT ALSO DEALS WITH THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE EMPLOYER AND THE SOCIAL WORKER. STATISTICAL DATA ARE SUPPLIED ON APEX SERVICES. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)