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Community Supervision and Employment

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Evidence suggests that steady employment is a key component in reducing the likelihood that people under community supervision will return to prison. Largely unexplored, however, is the extent to which employment outcomes and self-perceptions of employability among people under community supervision are affected by stipulations mandated upon release from prison. These stipulations include measures like visits with a probation office, court appearances, or drug and mental health treatments. This article review research on the relationship between the stipulations of community supervision and employment outcomes. It presents evidence from a new study that explores relationships between release stipulations, probation officer support, feelings of employability, and employment outcomes. The new evidence suggests that there is a negative relationship between community supervision and employment outcomes and perceptions of employability. I argue for alternative policies that could productively reshape community supervision.

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  • Jesse Capece, 2022. "Community Supervision and Employment," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 701(1), pages 61-75, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:701:y:2022:i:1:p:61-75
    DOI: 10.1177/00027162221112565
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