EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF EX-OFFENDER JOB-TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT (JTPA) TRAINEES

The influence of demographic variables, barriers to employment, and ty pe of training on employment outcomes of ex-offender (n = 521) and non offender (n = 734) trainees who terminated from Job Training Partnersh ip Act (JTPA) programs between July 1989 and June 1990 in Georgia is e xamined. Results from regression analyses indicate that ex-offender st atus had no influence on employment at termination or during follow-up . However participants who were unemployed for 15 or more weeks prior to entry were less likely to have a job at termination and during foll ow-up. Participants who received employer-based training were more lik ely to have a job at termination and during follow-up.