1897.2	Assessment
Research Question (Clear, unambiguous)	"Does education help individuals convicted of a crime more than it helps individuals with no prior criminal record?"  As stated, the question does not quite make sense.  It appears to ask if returns to education are higher from criminals, that is that the average difference between the occupational achievements of the well-educated and the poorly educated is greater for criminals than law abiding people.  The low-educated convicted criminals back out of jail probably cannot do much worse than the low educated noncriminals, but the highly educated criminals will surely do less well than equally skilled people who have no convictions.  Which would imply the returns to education must be lower for criminals than noncriminals.
Relevant Literature	The one article cited appears to be irrelevant to the research question.  So, not good here.
Causal Interpretations (clear, all parts defined, mechanisms, controls, plausible)	The causal interpretations seem weak.  Educated people can seek different kinds of jobs than the uneducated, so what are you comparing?  Since criminal conviction is not a random event, you need to account for other possible influences.  In particular, note that the type of crime for which people are committed varies by education, as does the likelihood of apprehension and conviction.
Data (variables, sample, comparison)	The NLS seems plausible.  It is not obvious how the variables you mention would let you address the research question, in good part because the research question is not clearly defined.
Research Value	The idea that incarcerated criminals will be more able to find employment if properly trained is already well-understood, so it is not clear what this project would add.
Overall	A weak project description with a vague objective followed by a rather sloppy plan.