1. The Pros’ of Employing Cons’ The goal of this program is to reduce unemployment rates for ex-convicts by providing vocational training within prisons

2. Community Need Chart: National Unemployment Even though the unemployment rate is declining, it is still higher than before the recession.

3. Community Need Data http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000

4. Community Need Chart: Local Unemployment Syracuse has the greatest community need.

5. Community Need Data http://cnyvitals.org/onondaga/economy/unemployment-rate

6. Community Need Chart: Prison Populations Texas has the most prisoners. New York has the 5 th highest amount of prisoners, so it is a good candidate for this program

7. Community Need Data http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323 893504578559390035171844 Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Prisoner Statistics Program

8. Logical Approach Worksheet

9. Logical Approach Lit Review The Department of Labor stated : – The unemployment rate among ex-offenders is between 25 and 40%. – Without assistance in transitioning back into the community, the majority of offenders return to criminal activity. – Joblessness among ex-prisoners has been broadly linked to recidivism rates. In “Ex-offenders and the Labor Market”, the author states – A prison record greatly lowers ex-offenders prospects in the labor market. In “ The High Budgetary Cost of Incarceration”, the author states – The U.S incarceration rate – 753 per 100,000 – is higher than any other country, and hurts the U.S econmically.

10. Logical work cited -Department of Labor: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 17.270 http://www.doleta.gov/grants/pdf/sga-dfa-py-10-10-2011.pdf -The High Budgetary Cost of Incarceration John Schmitt, Kris Warner, and Sarika Gupta, Center for Economic and Policy Research June 2010 - Ex-offenders and the labor Market John Schmitt and Kris Warner November 2010 Center for Economic and Policy Research November 2010

11. Evaluation Technique Evaluation Plan X 0 0 Binary Variable- Yes or No Introduce program and then compare people in program with people not in program.

13. Data Analysis My program was successful, because participants in the program had a lower rate of unemployment compared to those who were not in the program. My data was not statistically significant at the.05 level.