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.