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Cited In Milwaukee: The Cost Of Unpaid Municipal Citations, John Pawasarat, Marilyn Walzak
Cited In Milwaukee: The Cost Of Unpaid Municipal Citations, John Pawasarat, Marilyn Walzak
ETI Publications
The Employment and Training Institute collaborated on a project with the Justice Initiatives Institute examining Branch A Milwaukee Municipal Court cases from 2008 to 2013 using records obtained from the Milwaukee Municipal Court and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office and focusing on the population incarcerated for municipal ordinance violations. A majority of those jailed for failure to pay municipal judgments were not employed at the time of booking. Municipal courts often denied Wisconsin residents unable to pay or delinquent in paying court judgments for municipal citations their right to drive for two years -- jeopardizing workers’ employment options and placing …
Driver's License Issues And Recommendations, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
Driver's License Issues And Recommendations, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
This presentation by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute identifies public policies and practices creating obstacles for licensing of youth and workers in Wisconsin and examines racial/ethnic variations in licensing rates. The impacts of driver’s license suspensions issued by courts for failure to pay fines and forfeitures are graphed and mapped for subpopulations in Milwaukee County. Recommendations are offered to further universal driver education, licensing recovery efforts, limiting court use of license suspensions to collect fees and debts, and criminal justice reforms.
2015 Centro Hispano Head Start Community Needs Assessment, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
2015 Centro Hispano Head Start Community Needs Assessment, John Pawasarat, Lois M. Quinn
ETI Publications
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute prepared a Head Start Community Needs Assessment for Centro Hispano of Milwaukee, with a detailed study of conditions impacting schools, families and children in the neighborhoods in the southside target area served by the agency and collecting information on the special needs of Latino youth populations in Milwaukee County. The data are used to improve the planning for and delivery of education and social services to children living in poverty. The neighborhoods served by Centro Hispano are among the most densely populated of Milwaukee County. Data from 59 public and private schools …
The State Of Milwaukee County’S “Working Poor” Families: An Economic Report Card, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat
The State Of Milwaukee County’S “Working Poor” Families: An Economic Report Card, Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat
ETI Publications
Family poverty brought on by the lack of steady, good paying jobs and the resulting lack of adequate income support for single and married parents raising children is one of the most critical issues facing Milwaukee County. State income tax data indicate that the severe financial challenges facing the county’s “working poor” families are not being met in the current economy or by reduced government income “safety net” supports for employed families with inadequate income. This economic report card analyzes the state of Milwaukee County’s “working poor” families using 2014 Wisconsin state income tax returns filed in 2015 by working …