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2012
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Get the Facts: Dispelling the Myths about Ex-Offenders
By Carter, Francina.
National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) (Washington, DC).
“Regardless of your workplace setting, you will probably encounter someone with a criminal record. Workforce development professionals need the facts about strategies and services that help to reduce the barriers to employment and support services faced by their clients with criminal records … [One] will learn: 1. What the federal policy actually restricts; 2. Where to find resources and fact sheets that will help explain the rights of ex-offenders; 3. Strategies for working with local officials... Read More
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27 pages
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2012
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In Search of a Job: Criminal Records as Barriers to Employment
By Solomon, Amy L..
The impact of criminal records on an individual’s chances of getting a job are discussed. One important observation is that “many people who have been arrested — and, therefore, technically have a criminal record that shows up on a background check — were never convicted of a crime “ (p. 43). Sections of this article include: a substantial share (nearly 33%) of the U.S. population has arrest records; people of color are disproportionately impacted; incarcerated populations face a broad set of ch... Read More
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10 pages
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2012
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Which Components of Transitional Jobs Programs Work Best?
Analysis of Programs for Former Prisoners in the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration
By Yahner, Jennifer; Zweig, Janine M..
Urban Institute (Washington, DC).
An evaluation of the Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration (TJRD) was implemented in order to discover which components of the TJRD positively impact outcomes. Results are provided for TJ (transitional job) program components associated with employment outcomes and with recidivism outcomes, which seemed to work best, whether effects vary across offender subgroups, and how many days in a TJ are best. “Overall, we observed a pattern of findings indicating that one TJ program component in particu... Read More
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17 pages
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2012
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Hiring Offenders-What Works-National Institute of Corrections-DC Public Safety Television
By P. Elizabeth Taylor; Parker, Constance; Lewis, Tony; Tate, Furard.
DC Public Safety (Washington, DC).
"The current television program focuses on “what works” regarding offender employment from a national and local perspective. The first half contains interviews with two experts from the National Institute of Corrections. The second half includes interviews with a CSOSA [(District of Columbia) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency] employment specialists and an employer who hires former offenders. All guests were asked to articulate specifics that are evidence based and proven successful... Read More
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2012
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The New EEOC Guidance in a Nutshell
By Bosworth, Angela.
EmployeeScreenIQ Blog.
Do you want the new EEOC guidance regarding the use of criminal records in making hiring decisions in black and white? This website presents an excellent summary of this guidance. Sections of this article include: introduction; the new guidance; individualized assessment; best practices identified in the guidance; and practical implications for employers.... Read More
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3 pages
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2012
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Career Resources
Columbia University. Center for Career Education (CCE) (New York, NY).
This web portal is a great resource for those people looking to find a new job or make a career change. Points of entry are: learn about yourself; research and explore industries; gain experience; setting career goals; the basics; industry investigation; and research library and tools.... Read More
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2012
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More Than a Job: Final Results from the Evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Millenky, Megan; Rudd, Timothy; Levshin, Valarie.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) (Washington, DC); MDRC (New York, NY).
The final results from a three-year evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) are reported. “Based in New York City, CEO is a comprehensive employment program for former prisoners — a population confronting many obstacles to finding and maintaining work. CEO provides temporary, paid jobs and other services in an effort to improve participants’ labor market prospects and reduce the odds that they will return to prison” (p. v). Chapters following an overview and executive summary... Read More
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166 pages
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2012
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More Than a Job: Final Results from the Evaluation of the Center for
Employment Opportunities (CEO) Transitional Jobs Program
By Redcross, Cindy; Millenky, Megan; Rudd, Timothy; Levshin, Valerie.
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC).
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Washington, DC); U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (Washington, DC); MDRC (New York, NY).
The final results from the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) three-year evaluation are presented. CEO is a comprehensive employment project for recently released inmates located in New York City. Chapters following an executive summary are: introduction; CEO program implementation and service receipt; impacts of CEO on employment and recidivism; benefit-cost analysis of the CEO program; and conclusion. While CEO significantly reduced recidivism for its clients and criminal justice system... Read More
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166 pages
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2012
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EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Office of Legal Counsel (Washington, DC).
“The purpose of this Enforcement Guidance is to consolidate and update the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s guidance documents regarding the use of arrest or conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.” (p. 1). This document is divided into eight sections: summary; introduction; background; disparate treatment discrimination and criminal records; disparate impact discrimination and criminal record... Read More
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55 pages
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2012
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Update on Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Criminal Record Restrictions and Disparate Impact Based on Race and National Origin
U.S. Dept. of Labor. Employment and Training Administration Advisory System (Washington, DC).
“The purpose of this Training and Employment Guidance Letter (TEGL) is to provide information about exclusions based on criminal records, and how they are relevant to the existing nondiscrimination obligations for the public workforce system and other entities (including the “covered entities” listed above) that receive federal financial assistance to operate Job Banks, to provide assistance to job seekers in locating and obtaining employment, and to assist employers by screening and referring q... Read More
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20 pages
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2011
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Administrative Guide: Offender Workforce Development Specialist Partnership Training Program
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
A description of the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Partnership Training Program is provided. “This administrative guide provides an overview of the training program, including its benefits and requirements…and information needed to make an informed decision for participating in the training program, including the criteria for selecting a qualified, multidisciplinary team of trainees” (p. 1). The following sections comprise this guide: overview of the training program; introduc... Read More
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36 pages
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2011
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The Path to Successful Reentry: The Relationship Between Correctional Education, Employment and Recidivism
By Cronin, Jake.
Univerity of Missouri. Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs. Institute of Public Policy (Columbia, MO).
The ability of education acquired in prison to increase post-incarceration employment rates and lower recidivism rates is examined. Sections of this article include: abstract; introduction; the impact of correctional education in Missouri; education and employment; education and recidivism; employment and recidivism; the pathway to lower recidivism rates; and conclusion. Results “show that inmates who increase their education in prison are more likely to find a full-time job after prison, and th... Read More
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6 pages
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