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THE VALUE OF FINDING EMPLOYMENT FOR WHITE-COLLAR EX-OFFENDERS: A 20-Year Criminological Follow-Up

The study describes a 20-year criminological follow-up of a consecutive series of 348 male ex-offenders seeking white-collar employment who were offered the services of a specialist employment agency (APEX) in the early 1970s. At the end of the 20-year follow-up, 36 per cent had been reconvicted. Wh...

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Published in:	British journal of criminology 1997, Vol.37 (4), p.582-592
Main Authors:	SOOTHILL, KEITH, FRANCIS, BRIAN, ACKERLEY, ELIZABETH
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Subjects:	Criminal convictions Criminal histories Criminal motive Criminals Criminology Employment Evaluation Ex offenders Ex-convicts Followup studies Job search Offenders Prisons Research studies Series convergence Social aspects White collar crime White collar crimes White collar workers
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