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The Perceived Employability of Ex-Prisoners and Offenders

Joseph Graffam

Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia, jgraffam{at}deakin.edu.au

Alison J. Shinkfield

Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Lesley Hardcastle

Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia

A large-scale study was conducted to examine the perceived employability of ex-prisoners and offenders. Four participant groups comprising 596 (50.4%) employers, 234 (19.8%) employment service workers, 176 (14.9%) corrections workers, and 175 (14.8%) prisoners and offenders completed a questionnaire assessing the likelihood of a hypothetical job seeker's both obtaining and maintaining employment; the importance of specific skills and characteristics to employability; and the likelihood that ex-prisoners, offenders, and the general workforce exhibit these skills and characteristics. Apart from people with an intellectual or psychiatric disability, those with a criminal background were rated as being less likely than other disadvantaged groups to obtain and maintain employment. In addition, ex-prisoners were rated as being less likely than offenders and the general workforce to exhibit the skills and characteristics relevant to employability. Implications for the preparation and support of ex-prisoners and offenders into employment are discussed, together with broader community-wide initiatives to promote reintegration.

Key Words: employment • ex-prisoners • offenders

This version was published on December 1, 2008

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 52, No. 6, 673-685 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07307783
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