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Job Descriptions for OES, OWDS, and OWDPM
      "[A] comprehensive list of skills, functions, and duties for use by agencies in developing job descriptions for Offender Employment Specialist (OES
    OCJTP Annual Report to Congress: Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002
      Work done during fiscal years 2001 and 2002 by the Office of Correctional Job Training and Placement (OCJTP) to "enhanc[e] offenders' abilities to
    Results of the Offender Workforce Development Specialist Post-Training Survey
      Results from a "post-training survey to assess the usability of the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the course [Offender Workforce Development
    Offender Job Retention: A Report from the Offender Workforce Development Division, National Institute of Corrections
      Results from a survey of offender employment and retention issues that utilizes close-ended questions regarding topics such as assessment, case man
    Correctional Industries Preparing Inmates for Re-Entry: Recidivism & Post-Release. Final report
      This report summarizes the first national review of the recidivism and post-release effects of the Prison Industries Enhancement Certification Prog
    Inclusion of Proposed Job Titles & Descriptions in SOC Revisions
      Skills, functions, and duties are provided for the following job descriptions: Offender Employment Specialist (OES); Offender Job Retention Employm
    Simulated Online/Kiosk Job Application
      Each year, more and more employers are requiring job applicants to apply online or at a computer kiosk.
    Women and Work: Gender Responsivity and Workforce Development [Satellite/Internet Broadcast held September 24-25, 2008]
      This training program presents strategies for making women offender workplace development programs more responsive to their clients.
    Employment and Female Offenders: An Update of the Empirical Research
      “The purpose of this bulletin is to explore the literature and summarize the empirical evidence related to the impact of employment on the criminal
    Administrative Guide: Offender Workforce Development Specialist Partnership Training Program
      A description of the Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) Partnership Training Program is provided.


      Investing Justice Resources to Address Community Needs: Lessons Learned from Colorado’s Work and Gain Education and Employment Skills (WAGEES) Program (2018)
      Thomson, Chelsea, Leah Sakala, Ryan King, and Samantha HarvellUrban Institute (Washington, DC)
    Work and Opportunity Before and After Incarceration (2018)
      Looney, Adam, and Nicholas TurnerBrookings Institution (Washington, DC) Return to top

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