The Berkeley Center of Criminal Justice has recently (November, 2010) published a comprehensive monograph entitled, “Reaching a Higher Ground: Increasing Employment Opportunities for People with Prior Convictions”. The publication provides “eight guiding principles” that provide a broad framework to “improve the employment prospects of people with prior convictions as well as ways to benefit our communities, increase public safety, and achieve cost savings at the local and state levels” (p. iv). The focus of this report is on California, and the information and discussion reflect current laws, policies, and practices in the state.
A resource for community based reentry court systems
