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Study Name
Study of Palm Beach County Transitional Employment Program - Post-pandemic Cohort
Study Sharepoint ID
101019.02
Evaluation name
Examining the Effects of a Transitional Employment Program for Formerly Incarcerated People on Employment and Recidivism
Intervention (standard name)
Outcome domains examined
Strength of Evidence Tag
Design
Services
Populations targeted
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Subgroups
Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent Justice involved
100.00
Percent female
6.25
Percent Male
93.75
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
53.69
Percent Unemployed
93.71
Percent Black or African American
75.44
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
5.75
Percent White
22.83
Percent another race
1.63
Mean age
40.00
Group formation formatted
Eligible individuals who expressed interest in paritcipating in TEP were randomly assigned into the treatment or control group by a case manager. Randomization was conducted separately by three community-based service providers, each of which shared their randomization lists with the study author. The post-pandemic onset cohort was randomized after March 2020.
Study timing formatted
The study collected follow-up employment data for 18 months following program enrollment.
Study funding formatted
Study funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance through a federal grant (Grant No. 2017-CZ-BX-0003).
Sample Characteristics
Based on baseline study population statistics for the full randomized sample (pre- and post-COVID onset combined), participants are all formerly incarcerated, predominantly male (92-96%), 39-41 years old, Black, non-Hispanic (74-77%), unemployed (92-95%), and with at least a high school diploma/GED (53-54%).
Implementing organization formatted
Three community-based reentry service providers, specialized in construction, kitchen, and warehouse/retail industries.
Program history
The program was launched in 2018, the first year of the study.
Treatment condition formatted
The Palm Beach County Transitional Employment Program (PBC TEP) was designed as an enhanced reentry service intervention that added 8-12 weeks of subsidized transitional employment (in construction, kitchen, or warehouse/retail), structured cognitive behavioral interventions (CBI-Employment Adult and Moral Reconation Therapy), and job readiness/life skills workshops to standard reentry services. It targeted adults returning to Palm Beach County from state prison or jail who volunteered for reentry services and were at higher-risk of reoffending and not job-ready.
Comparison condition formatted
The comparison group consisted of adults who received reentry services as usual without subsidized transitional employment, cognitive behavioral interventions, and job readiness/life skills workshops.
Mandatory services formatted
None
Timing of study formatted
8-12 weeks
Program funding formatted
Program funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance through a federal grant (Grant No. 2017-CZ-BX-0003).
Setting details formatted
The study took place in Palm Beach County, Florida at community-based reentry service providers under contract with the County.
Delivered by public or private entity?
Private
Secondary domains examined
Recidvism (rearrest, reconviction, and reincarceration).
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Subsidized employment/transitional jobs
Services Referred
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
March 13, 2020 to March 31, 2021
Intervention Duration
2.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
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