{"product_id":"crime-and-employment-9780759104051","title":"Crime and Employment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrime and Employment crystallizes the issue of work as a rehabilitative instrument in the modern correctional environment. It explores the effect of employment on crime and recidivism, with its implications for correctional programs and operations as well as for ex-offender reintegration into the community. The professionals contributing to this volume evaluate the effectiveness of employment in enabling offenders to desist from crime; the roles of prison versus community correctional services; the success of work programs for older versus younger offenders; the effect of industrial employment on reducing prison misconduct and post-release recidivism; the relevance of prior employment, substance abuse histories, poverty, and family contexts on subsequent inmate work programs; and the availability of quality employment, lawful lifestyles, and community vocational programs in sustaining economic rehabilitation of offenders. This book will be of great value to practitioners and policymake\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 FOREWORD: The Correctional Dilemma: Employment and Social Integration Part 2 PREFACE Part 3 SECTION 1: PRE-IMPRISONMENT EMPLOYMENT Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Behind the Practitioner's Desk — Chapter 1: Prosecutors, Jobs and Crime Chapter 6 Chapter 2: The Employment Status Dichotomy: Understanding What This Means and Using it for Your Advantage in Program Development Chapter 7 Chapter 3: Economic Rehabilitation: A Reassessment of the Link Between Employment and Crime Part 8 SECTION 2: PRISON INDUSTRIES Chapter 9 Introduction Chapter 10 Behind the Practitioner's Desk — Chapter 4: Something to Lose: A Balance and Reality-Based Rationale for Institutional Programming Chapter 11 Chapter 5: The Effect of Prison Industry and Vocational Training on Post Release Outcome: Does Race Matter? Chapter 12 Chapter 6: Employment and Crime: What is the Problem and What Can Be Done About it From the Inmate's Perspective? Part 13 SECTION 3: EX-OFFENDERS Chapter 14 Introduction Chapter 16 Behind the Practitioner's Desk — Chapter 7: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Chapter 17 Chapter 8: Jabbing Blow, Pitching Rocks, and Stacking Paper: How Drug-Selling Street Gangs Organize the Reentry of Male Ex-Convicts into the Community Chapter 18 Chapter 9: Work as a Turning Point for Criminal Offenders Part 19 SECTION 4: IN THE COMMUNITY Chapter 20 Introduction Chapter 21 Behind the Practitioner's Desk — Chapter 10: Opportunity Provision in the Context of Merging Science and Community-Based Best Practice Chapter 22 Chapter 11: Finding Ways to Get Paid: Social Networks and Illegitimate Work Chapter 23 Chapter 12: Drug Selling: A Rational Choice","brand":"AltaMira Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037728211287,"sku":"9780759104051","price":37.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780759104051.jpg?v=1750937026","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/crime-and-employment-9780759104051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}