Gillis and Nafekh (2005) imprisonment - community employment

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To explore the specific relationship between employment status and community outcomes for groups of federal offenders:

those employed on conditional release and a matched comparison group of unemployed offenders

Question 2

Participants

Answer 2

23,525 canadian offenders on conditional release (95% male)

later filtered down to 4640 matched men and 156 matched women

Question 3

Method/Procedure

Answer 3

Content analysis - gathered from the correctional service of Canada’s automated database.

• data was analysed using statistical analysis software
• offenders divided into 2 groups: employed and unemployed
• offenders in employed group matched to unemployed group. (4640 men, 156 women)

Question 4

results

Answer 4

• employment group 70% still at liberty
• control group 55% still at liberty
• 15% reduction in reconvonviction

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

Both men and women who were employed were more likely to remain on conditional release until the end of their sentence.