Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ex-offenders with disabilities encounter barriers with obtaining employment upon post-release. Offender status may affect not only opportunities for employment, but earnings as well for ex-offenders with disabilities. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to discuss barriers to employment for ex-offenders with disabilities and to identify how racial/ethnically marginalized ex-offenders are disproportionately unemployed and earn less than their White counterparts. METHODS: Descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses utilizing archival Rehabilitation Services Administration Case Service Report (RSA-911) data from fiscal years 2004- 2013 was employed. RESULTS: Findings indicated that African American ex-offenders with disabilities are employed at higher rates than both Hispanic and White ex-offenders but earn less than both of these groups. CONCLUSIONS: Implications for VR service providers, training and policy reform are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 279-289 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2020 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
The financial support for this article was provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR grant number 90RT5024-01-00) to the Langston University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (LU-RRTC) on Research and Capacity Building for Minority Entities through a collaborative subcontract with the University of Massachusetts Boston Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI). NIDILRR is a Center within the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The contents of this article do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
| Funders |
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| Langston University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center |
| U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
| Honeywell Hometown Solutions |
| Administration for Community Living |
| National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) |
Keywords
- African American
- Hispanic/Latino
- disability
- employment
- offender
- rehabilitation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Occupational Therapy