Endnotes

¹Participants made statistically significant gains in their vocational identity as measured by My Vocational Situtation (Consulting Psychologists Press, 1980).

²As measured by the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory (Consulting Psycologists Press, 1981).

³Excluding students who could not be located.

⁴Percents do not equal 100 because individuals could be involved in more than one activity.

⁵Recidivism Among Federal Prison Releases in 1987: A Preliminary Report by Miles Harer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 1994.

⁶State recidivism data are based on 1993 figures (the most recent data available) for all arrests for misdemeanors or class D or E felonies. These charges represent the range of offenses for which participants in the transition program were typically charged. It is important to note that recidivism is a complex concept that can be calculated in a variety of ways. There is no ideal comparison figure available.

⁷The name has been changed to protect the individual's identity.

⁸Commission of Correction figure--includes personnel maintenance, operating expenses, and equipment.