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In this secondary analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial comparing
supported employment with treatment as usual, we sought to evaluate the study
incident rate of legal involvement and subsequent effects of legal involvement on
employment among 157 job-seeking Veterans with spinal cord injury. The supported
employment vocational rehabilitation program, called the Spinal Cord
Injury-Vocational Integration Program, adhered as closely as possible to
principles of supported employment as developed and described in the individual
placement and support model of supported employment for persons with mental
illness. Rates of misdemeanor and felony arrests and convictions were analyzed,
and their relationship to finding employment was evaluated. Findings indicate
that 47% had been arrested and 25% had been convicted of a felony. Overall, those
who found employment had fewer average arrests and were significantly less likely
to have been convicted of a felony. Future directions and limitations are
discussed. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov; NCT00117806.

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