The NYC Jails to Jobs initiative with a $19 million annual commitment to re-entry services for formerly incarcerated individuals. In addition to providing job readiness workshops, therapeutic and other social services, qualified Jails to Jobs providers will now be able to offer transitional employment to all individuals leaving City jails, regardless of sentencing…. The initial Jails to Jobs was offered to approximately 5,200 individuals per year. Today’s announcement will expand these resources to all individuals leaving City jails, and will grow to be able to offer programming and services to approximately 9,000 people. Let’s say 40% of the overall population of reentered people from City jails are employed two years after release. Let’s say for the NYC Jails to Jobs initiative, 50% are employed two years after release.

A. State your hypotheses.

B. What would help you determine if the program is effective? What information do you need?

C. What if—after conducting statistical tests—you find the program is indeed effective in terms of the employment tenure differences. What else should we take into consideration when thinking about the program’s success?

D. What if—after conducting statistical tests—you find that the program is not effective in terms of employment tenure differences. Does this mean the program should be discontinued? Why or why not?

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a My hypothesis is that the solicitation for reentry services will significantly increase the breadth and coordination of services that help people fi... View the full answer