This session will explore the emerging research on an expanded Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) for single adults. The EITC, a refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income working individuals and couples, is an effective way to make…

Emerging research from psychology and neuroscience suggests that healthy executive functioning is critical for behaviors such as goal-setting, self-regulation, planning, and problem-solving. This plenary session will address the implications…

This report describes the Rockefeller Institute's May 2004 colloquium on State and local administration of service delivery under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998. Included are highlights from the keynote address by Mason Bishop, Deputy…

From the Urban Institute's Reentry Roundtable, this article reviews employment and earnings rates among ex-offenders which are, for the most part, very low. Authors explore the barriers that ex-offenders face in reentering society and returning…

Two-thirds of prisoners are rearrested within three years of release. Industry-specific work programs in prison have shown to greatly reduce recidivism -- however, only 7 percent of inmates are currently working in such programs. From the Urban…

This article reviews prison work programs, and their effect on recidivism into crime. The author reviews the three main types of prison work programs, including jobs in prison, vocational training, and job search assistance prior to release.