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1 Mark Sherman, Reducing Risk through Employment and Education 1 (2000)

handle is hein.congcourts/sporedri0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IN RECENT YEARS the federal
criminal justice system has seen an
increase in the number of defen-
dants and offenders with limited job
skills and education. Present in both
urban and rural districts, these de-
fendants and offenders have grown
up in economically depressed envi-
ronments where employment op-
portunities are few and scholastic
achievement is typically low. They
have trouble finding and keeping
jobs, reading, doing simple math,
and managing basic life tasks. Faced
with bleak prospects, they develop
behavior patterns that lead them
into crime.
The substantial presence of these
disadvantaged defendants and of-
fenders in the federal criminal jus-
tice system has important implica-
tions for pretrial and probation in-
vestigation and supervision. Statis-
tics indicate that defendants and
offenders who have employment

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