National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
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Employment Services for Ex-Offenders, 1981-1984: Boston, Chicago, and San Diego (ICPSR 8619)
Principal Investigator(s): Milkman, Raymond H.
Summary: This study was conducted to test whether job counseling and placement services, accompanied by intensive follow-up after placement, would significantly increase the effectiveness of employment programs for individuals recently released from prison. Data were collected on personal, criminal, and employment backgrounds, including the type, duration, and pay of previous employment, living arrangements, marital status, criminal history, and characteristics of the employment placement. (more info)
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Citation
Milkman, Raymond H. Employment Services for Ex-Offenders, 1981-1984: Boston, Chicago, and San Diego. ICPSR08619-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2001. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08619.v2
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08619.v2
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Funding
This survey was funded by:
- United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (80-IJ-CX-KO13)
Scope of Study
Summary: This study was conducted to test whether job counseling and placement services, accompanied by intensive follow-up after placement, would significantly increase the effectiveness of employment programs for individuals recently released from prison. Data were collected on personal, criminal, and employment backgrounds, including the type, duration, and pay of previous employment, living arrangements, marital status, criminal history, and characteristics of the employment placement.
Subject Terms: correctional facilities, crime, crime prevention, criminal justice system, employment, living conditions, sentencing
Geographic Coverage: Boston, California, Chicago, Illinois, Massachusetts, San Diego, United States
Time Period:
- 1981--1984
Date of Collection:
- 1981--1984
Universe: Offenders released from federal, state, or local adult correctional facilities in Massachusetts, California, and Illinois.
Data Types: event/transaction data, survey data
Methodology
Sample: Random sample.
Data Source:
official criminal justice agency records, and self-enumerated questionnaires
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1987-01-12
Version History:
- 2006-01-18 File CB8619.ALL.PDF was removed from any previous datasets and flagged as a study-level file, so that it will accompany all downloads.
- 2001-03-15 A PDF codebook is now available for this collection.
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