Sanctions in the CalWORKS program [[electronic resource] /] / Jacob Alex Klerman, P. Jane McClure Burstain

• Autore: Klerman Jacob Alex
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Corporation, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (179 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.5/8409794
• Soggetto topico: Aid to families with dependent children programs - California; Welfare recipients - California; Fines (Penalties) - California
• Altri autori: BurstainP. Jane McClure
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154).
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- CalWORKS sanction policy -- Implementation of sanction policy -- Why clients are sanctioned and home visits -- Prevalence of sanction and characteristics of those sanctioned -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 2004, the California legislature passed a bill that tightened the participation requirement for California?s welfare program, the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (CalWORKs) and mandated a study of CalWORKs sanction policy for participant noncompliance in the welfare-to-work program. RAND was asked by the California Department of Social Services to carry out this study. Researchers found that county welfare caseworkers? implementation of the state?s statutory sanction policy makes the sanctions weaker in practice than might have been expected given stated policy
• Titolo autorizzato: Sanctions in the CalWORKS program
• ISBN: 1-281-73673-2; 9786611736736; 0-8330-4604-7; 0-8330-4499-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782291103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Technical report (Rand Corporation) ; ; TR-540-CDSS.