The efficacy of outsourced employment services for adults exiting Australian prisons
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Publisher
Sage
School
School of Arts and Humanities
RAS ID
52281
Funders
Australian Research Council Linkage grant (ID: LP 140100329)
Grant Number
ARC Number : LP140100329
Abstract
Crime rates in Australia have declined or been steady over the past decade yet prison populations are at all-time highs. Similarly, unemployment rates have been low but unemployment for those ex-prisoners seeking work is very high. In this paper, we draw on the findings of an Australia-wide survey of government-funded employment service providers who support working-aged Australians including ex-prisoners in their search for work. We find that the heterogeneity of the needs of ex-prisoners coupled with the frugality and inflexibility of government policies and practices frustrates the abilities of these agencies to provide services to this target group.
DOI
10.1177/0306624X221102840
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Ollerton, J., Giles, M. J., Baldry, E., & Cale, J. (2022). The Efficacy of Outsourced Employment Services for Adults Exiting Australian Prisons. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 0306624X221102840. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X221102840