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Issue: 2023-15
Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Youth Use of Workforce Services in Virtual Contexts: Final Report
DescriptionIn 2021 the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) partnered with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and 11 participating counties in Ohio to conduct a study entitled Using Behavioral Insights to Increase Youth Use of Workforce Services in Virtual Contexts. The study focused on participation in Ohio’s Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP), which receives funding from …
PopulationYouth
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2023-14
Applying Behavioral Insights to Inform Job Search: Evaluating Effects of a Behaviorally Informed Intervention on Job Search Online in West Michigan
DescriptionIn 2017, the Chief Evaluation Office funded an initiative to assist with Behavioral Interventions (BI) research, including developing rigorous impact evaluation design options for studying innovative program improvement strategies. In 2019, in partnership with the Employment and Training Administration the BI team began investigating behavioral barriers to successful online job search. Most …
PopulationAdult
ProgramAmerican Job Centers
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, RCT (Randomized Control Trial)
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Issue: 2023-13
Using Risk/Needs Assessments in Reentry Services (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-12
Common Indicators of Recidivism Used in Program and Policy Evaluations (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-11
Connecting Reentry Project (RP) Participants to In-Demand Local Industries: Insights from RP Grant Programs (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-10
Portrait of the Reentry Project Grantees (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-09
Participants’ Perspectives During Reentry Project Programs (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationYouth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-08
Adult and Young Adult Reentry Project Grants: Differences in Service Offerings and Implementation Challenges (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender, YouthBuild
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-07
Advancing Employment Opportunities for Justice-Involved Individuals through Work-Based Learning: Experiences from Reentry Project Grantees (Issue Brief)
DescriptionFor two decades, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has invested substantial funding toward programs serving justice-involved individuals. Among its recent investments, DOL awarded over $243 million in Reentry Projects (RP) grant programs between 2017 and 2019 to improve participants’ employment and justice outcomes. DOL prioritized awarding grants to programs that were evidence-informed, and …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey
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Issue: 2023-06
Department of Labor Evaluation Design Pre-Specification Plans (Issue Brief)
DescriptionThe Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Chief Evaluation Office (CEO) is committed to upholding the department’s Evaluation Policy principles of rigor, relevance, transparency, and ethics in independent evaluations. For all rigorous experimental studies and studies using methods described as quasi-experimental, CEO will publish Evaluation Design Pre-Specification Plans during the planning stages to …
PopulationAdult, Youth
ProgramRe-integration of Ex-Offender
Research MethodologyQualitative Analysis, Quantitative Analysis, Survey