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Article: Workforce Development Programs For Young Offenders Reduce Recidivism - - Study Profiles Fifteen Programs Demonstrating Promising Approaches
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 24, 2002
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WASHINGTON, April 24 /U. -- Documenting the impressive records of
fifteen promising juvenile justice initiatives, a new report by the
Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides compelling evidence that greater
success at facilitating youths' economic self-sufficiency is key to
reducing recidivism.
Ironically, the report comes at a time when the Bush
Administration's Department of Labor is proposing to sharply cut
federal funding for workforce development efforts aimed at court
involved youth. Report co-author Vincent Schiraldi noted "It's
unfortunate that funding for efforts to employ court-involved youth
are in jeopardy at precisely the time when new evidence is showing
their promise in ...