Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-2016
Abstract
The Vocational and Life Skills Program was created by Nebraska Legislative Bill 907 in 2014 with the goals of reducing recidivism and increasing employment for individuals who are incarcerated, who have been incarcerated within the prior 18 months or who are under parole or probation supervision. Participants must begin programming under these conditions, but they may continue programming as the program sees fit for his or her individual needs. Eight programs were funded in Grant Cycle 2 which runs from July 2016-June 2018. The NCJR evaluation was initiated in May 2016 with the primary goal of identifying types of programming and services that best serve the population by reducing recidivism and increasing employment. We provide support to grantees through training and site visits as needed, as well as providing feedback and information to NDCS on the implementation process and data updates.
This grant cycle has built upon the work of many programs and the NDCS reentry team in the first grant cycle, which has increased capacity to provide programming as well as increased the ability to gather data on participants in these programs. This report details evaluation updates and participant data from Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of this grant cycle.
Recommended Citation
UNO Nebraska Center for Justice Research; Peterson, Johanna; and Clark, Jordan, "Vocational and Life Skills Quarterly Report: Quarter 2 (October-December 2016)" (2016). Reports. 27.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/ncjrreports/27