Crime 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 policymakers alike in the areas of corrections, criminal justice, criminology, social problems, labor policy, social welfare, deviance and social control.

This book examines corrections from an academic view and from those who are at the center of the system. It includes correctional history and theory, yet concentrates on what professionals do, why they do it, and the challenges they face every day. Unique integration of the author's experience sets the tone for this real-world approach and chapter case studies, career features, and personal interviews reinforce the theme. The CD includes;

• Career Profiles - 20 unique video interviews with CJ practitioners giving full descriptions of their positions on the job
• Job Descriptions - A-Z listing of almost every career one can pursue with a CJ degree
• Job Applications - from all 50 states + applications for numerous federal agencies - Get started now!
• Career Links Page - links to multiple agencies across the country - go right to your source