The Impact Of Job Training Programs On The Criminal Behavior Of Rational Offenders

The increasing crime rate and the economic costs of crime have resulted in concern with the failure of current public policies concerning crime in American society . . . The purpose of this research is to evaluate the supposition that CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, 1973) programs reduce recidivism more effectively if targeted at a population of rational offenders, where a rational offender is defined by economic theory and previous empirical research.