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Abstract: 

This article briefly reviews two pieces. First, in “Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men” (Urban Institute Press, 2005), Peter Edelman, Harry J. Holzer, and the late Paul Offner tackle the task of getting “disconnected” young men back in school or the workforce. The second piece that is reviewed is “Black Males Left Behind” (Urban Institute Press, 2006). Editor Ronald Mincy presents national experts’ analyses of how and why the economic boom of the 1990s eluded young black men and suggests policies to improve their economic and social circumstances. The authors’ research identifies three key policy areas: education and training, financial incentives to work, and barriers facing non-custodial fathers and former prisoners.

Keywords: black ex-offenders

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