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The Pros’ of Employing Cons’
The goal of this program is to reduce unemployment rates for ex-convicts by
providing vocational training within prisons
Community Need Chart: National Unemployment
Even though the unemployment rate is declining, it is still higher than before the recession.
Community Need Data
http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
Community Need Chart: Local Unemployment
Syracuse has the greatest community need.
Community Need Data
http://cnyvitals.org/onondaga/economy/unemployment-rate
Community Need Chart: Prison Populations
Texas has the most prisoners.
New York has the 5th highest amount of prisoners, so it is a good candidate for this program
Community Need Data
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323893504578559390035171844
Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program
Logical Approach Worksheet
Logical Approach Lit Review The Department of Labor stated:
– The unemployment rate among ex-offenders is between 25 and 40%.– Without assistance in transitioning back into the community, the
majority of offenders return to criminal activity.– Joblessness among ex-prisoners has been broadly linked to recidivism
rates.In “Ex-offenders and the Labor Market”, the author states– A prison record greatly lowers ex-offenders prospects in the labor
market.In “ The High Budgetary Cost of Incarceration”, the author states– The U.S incarceration rate – 753 per 100,000 – is higher than any other
country, and hurts the U.S econmically.
Logical work cited
-Department of Labor: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.270http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/sga-dfa-py-10-10-2011.pdf
-The High Budgetary Cost of IncarcerationJohn Schmitt, Kris Warner, and Sarika Gupta, Center for
Economic and Policy Research June 2010
- Ex-offenders and the labor MarketJohn Schmitt and Kris Warner November 2010 Center for
Economic and Policy Research November 2010
Evaluation Technique
• Evaluation Plan X 0 0
• Binary Variable- Yes or No
Introduce program and then compare people in program with people not in program.
Data Analysis
• My program was successful, because participants in the program had a lower rate of unemployment compared to those who were not in the program.
• My data was not statistically significant at the .05 level.