nders to argue that not much can be done to benefit those who are the most likely candidates for criminal careers (Currie, 1985, p. 131).
Generally, employment programs for offenders are designed to improve their skills, their attitudes toward work, their ability to handle job interviews and to get to work on time, and other factors that contribute to their employability (Currie, 1985, p.131). These programs have only rarely tried to influence the conditions of the labor market by creating steady jobs or upgrading those jobs that already exist. Instead, the emphasis has been "to get
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