Graffam Joseph, Shinkfield Alison J, Hardcastle Lesley
Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2008 Dec;52(6):673-85. doi: 10.1177/0306624X07307783. Epub 2007 Nov 8.
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.
开展了一项大规模研究，以考察刑满释放人员和罪犯的就业可感知性。四个参与群体，包括596名（50.4%）雇主、234名（19.8%）就业服务工作者、176名（14.9%）惩教工作者以及175名（14.8%）囚犯和罪犯，完成了一份问卷，该问卷评估了假设求职者获得并维持工作的可能性；特定技能和特质对就业能力的重要性；以及刑满释放人员、罪犯和普通劳动力具备这些技能和特质的可能性。除了有智力或精神残疾的人之外，有犯罪背景的人被认为比其他弱势群体更不可能获得并维持工作。此外，刑满释放人员被认为比罪犯和普通劳动力更不可能具备与就业能力相关的技能和特质。文中讨论了对刑满释放人员和罪犯就业准备及支持的启示，以及促进重新融入社会的更广泛的全社区倡议。
