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Employer Perspectives on Hiring Youth Previously Involved with Juvenile Justice: A National Survey
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Deanne K. Unruh; Kyle Reardon; Lisa Strycker – Grantee Submission, 2023
Employment is a defining aspect of adult life as well as a protective factor for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, but employment rates for juvenile-justice-involved youth are substantially lower than for their noninvolved peers. Interventions have been developed to increase employment for juvenile-justice-involved youth, yet few…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Juvenile Justice, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications
Employer Perspectives on Hiring Youth Previously Involved with Juvenile Justice: A National Survey
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Deanne K. Unruh; Kyle Reardon; Lisa Strycker – Education and Treatment of Children, 2023
Employment is a defining aspect of adult life as well as a protective factor for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, but employment rates for juvenile-justice-involved youth are substantially lower than for their noninvolved peers. Interventions have been developed to increase employment for juvenile-justice-involved youth, yet few…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Juvenile Justice, Job Skills, Employment Qualifications
Ready for Wages: A Social Skills Intervention to Improve Employability of Youth Living in Juvenile Justice Settings
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Deanne K. Unruh; Keith Smolkowski; Jeff M. Gau; Kyle Reardon; Katherine W. Bromley; John R. Seeley; Lisa A. Strycker – Grantee Submission, 2024
This cluster-randomized efficacy trial evaluated the impact of the Ready for Wages intervention, a classroom-based social skills program designed to improve the employability of youth living and being educated in juvenile justice settings. Fifteen juvenile justice facility schools participated. Data were collected from 118 classrooms: 59 treatment…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Education
Ready for Wages: A Social Skills Intervention to Improve Employability of Youth Living in Juvenile Justice Settings
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Deanne K. Unruh; Keith Smolkowski; Jeff M. Gau; Kyle Reardon; Katherine W. Bromley; John R. Seeley; Lisa A. Strycker – Journal of Correctional Education, 2024
This cluster-randomized efficacy trial evaluated the impact of the Ready for Wages intervention, a classroom-based social skills program designed to improve the employability of youth living and being educated in juvenile justice settings. Fifteen juvenile justice facility schools participated. Data were collected from 118 classrooms: 59 treatment…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Juvenile Justice, Correctional Education