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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Prisoner Reentry"”.
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The Michigan prisoner reentry initiative: An examination of a statewide reentry program
<p>The concept of prisoner reentry has only recently sparked a significant interest in the field of criminology and criminal justice; however, it is blatantly apparent that attention to the subject is not only needed but necessary. Each day men and women are sentenced to serve terms in prison …
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Out of the cell : exploring the framing of prisoner reentry in Illinois corrections policy
… from 315,974 to 1,494,216. As a result, 650,000 prisoners are released back into society each year, placing additional stress on already distressed communities. The ability of released prisoners, or ex-offenders, to successfully reintegrate into society depends to a large degree on the …
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Prisoner reentry and reintegration : perspectives of the women involved in Outcare's St John of God Women's Program
… and supporting the successful transition of prisoners into the wider community following release is a challenge that has received increasing attention on the part of both researchers and policymakers alike, especially considering the great costs to the community of crime and incarceration. …
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Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry
… incarceration rate and the largest number of prisoners. Each year more than 700,000 inmates are released from prison and re-enter their communities. The majority of released prisoners lack the necessary education, work experience, and life skills to successfully reintegrate back into …
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The Transition to Adulthood and Prisoner Reentry: Investigating the Experiences of Young Adult Men and their Caregivers
The issue of reentry has become an important topic to criminal justice scholars and to law makers due to the sheer number of incarcerated individuals being released and the rate in which they cycle back to incarceration. Despite the attention reentry issues have received recently in the areas of …
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Existing But Not Living: Neo-Civil Death And The Carceral State
… began collecting jurisdictional data in 1977. Prisoner reentry--the transition from prison to community--has grown exponentially in the 21st century. While individuals are coming home in larger quantities, many formerly incarcerated men and women lose social, political, and economic rights, …
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The Federal Workforce Development Program: An Analysis of Probationers and Characteristics Associated with and Predictive of Successful Reentry
… on soaring incarceration rates, the phenomena of prisoner reentry has been largely overlooked. The majority of incarcerated people will return to the community setting. In fact, millions of recently released offenders are on some form of community based supervision. Today, recidivism is a problem …
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To cities, with nothing : prisoner resettlement in Newark, NJ
… formerly incarcerated people. The Newark Prisoner Reentry Initiative (NPRI) is a unique case where the city directly managed six resettlement providers. The city also pledged to use its influence to support the goals of NPRI by encouraging employers to hire NPRI participants. I use …
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Mother-Son Connectedness, Substance Use, and Young Men's Criminal Justice System Involvement
… parents, peers, and others involved with prisoner reentry. The effect of correctional work environments on the health and well-being of workers is also of import because of the personal and economic impact.
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Seeing the State: Women, Incarceration, and Social Marginality
<p>Based on in-depth, semi-structured qualitative and photo-elicitation interviews with 36 formerly incarcerated women, this dissertation answers three central research questions: (1) How does the state structure women's post-incarceration experiences? (2) How do these post-incarceration …
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The Impact of Public Service Motivation on Reentry Managers' Decision-making Practices
… decision-making of criminal justice personnel (reentry managers) in the management of former prisoners. The overarching research question seeks to answer if, and in what way, PSM score influences reentry managers' approach to their work with the formerly incarcerated, who are in transition from …