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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Marginally Employed Offender: A Unique Phenomenon among Released Offenders
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Nally, John; Lockwood, Susan; Knutson, Katie; Ho, Taiping – Journal of Correctional Education, 2013
The primary focus of this study was to explore the characteristics of marginally employed (earnings less than $5,000 per year) ex-offenders. Findings from this study include the following: (1) The number of employed offenders varied from 47.7 percent of recently released offenders in 2006 to 49.8 percent of recently released offenders in 2009; (2)…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Underemployment, Criminals, Racial Differences
An Evaluation of the Effect of Correctional Education Programs on Post-Release Recidivism and Employment: An Empirical Study in Indiana
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Nally, John; Lockwood, Susan; Knutson, Katie; Ho, Taiping – Journal of Correctional Education, 2012
In order to examine the effect of correctional education on post-release employment and recidivism, the Education Division of the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) has established a study group of 1,077 offenders and a comparison group of 1,078 offenders to evaluate the outcome measures (e.g, post-release recidivism). All offenders in the…
Descriptors: Recidivism, Correctional Education, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
Employment of Ex-Offenders during the Recession
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Nally, John M.; Lockwood, Susan R.; Ho, Taiping – Journal of Correctional Education, 2011
Researchers have rarely examined post-release employment among offenders during a period of economic recession. However, studies on employment issues among post-release offenders have showed that released offenders would likely have a higher unemployment rate due to their inadequate education and job skills (Batiuk, 1997; Harlow, 2003; Vacca,…
Descriptors: Unemployment, Correctional Education, Job Skills, Employment