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But They All Come Back: Facing the Challenges of Prisoner Reentry

12 Apr 2005-
TL;DR: Travis as mentioned in this paper proposes organizing the criminal justice system around five principles of reentry to encourage change and spur innovation, and argues that the impact of returning prisoners on families and communities has been largely overlooked.
Abstract: As our justice system has embarked upon one of our time's greatest social experiments?responding to crime by expanding prisons?we have forgotten the iron law of imprisonment: they all come back. In 2002, more than 630,000 individuals left federal and state prisons. Thirty years ago, only 150,000 did. In the intense political debate over America's punishment policies, the impact of these returning prisoners on families and communities has been largely overlooked. In But They All Come Back, Jeremy Travis continues his pioneering work on the new realities of punishment in America vis-a-vis public safety, families and children, work, housing, public health, civic identity, and community capacity. Travis proposes organizing the criminal justice system around five principles of reentry to encourage change and spur innovation.
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03 Jul 2019
TL;DR: This article focused on systemic and structural issues, with relatively little attention paid to the individual differences among ex-offender participation in community-based reentry research, focusing mainly on the structural and systemic issues.
Abstract: Reentry research has primarily focused on systemic and structural issues, with relatively little attention paid to the individual differences among ex-offender participation in community-ba...

4 citations


Cites background from "But They All Come Back: Facing the ..."

  • ...2001; Travis, 2005), policy studies (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Travis & Visher, 2005), examinations of desistance (Laub & Sampson, 2001; Maruna, 2001; Maruna & Immarigeon, 2004; Sampson & Laub, 1993; Uggen, 2000; Uggen, Manza, & Behrens, 2003),...

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  • ...Currently, reentry research is robust; studies have focused on the historical analyses of prisoner reentry (Cullen&Gendreau, 2001; Travis, 2005), policy studies (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Travis & Visher, 2005), examinations of desistance (Laub & Sampson, 2001; Maruna, 2001; Maruna &…...

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  • ...…robust; studies have focused on the historical analyses of prisoner reentry (Cullen&Gendreau, 2001; Travis, 2005), policy studies (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Travis & Visher, 2005), examinations of desistance (Laub & Sampson, 2001; Maruna, 2001; Maruna & Immarigeon, 2004; Sampson & Laub,…...

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Journal Article
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed theories, present facts and figures and initiatives describing some planned or ongoing endeavours, and proposes some ideas for future efforts in order to decrease recidivism in Mauritius.
Abstract: Keywords : Recidivism, Re-integration of ex-detainees, ExpenditureCorrectional and incarceration policies for crime and deviance have as consequences the following: “Retribution” – which is an expression of society’s moral outrage; “Deterrence” – which argues that punishment for offenders should be sure, speedy, commensurate with crime and sufficiently conspicuous to deter others from committing crimes; “Incapacitation” – that is protecting the public from lawbreakers or habitual criminals by segregating them behind prison walls; and finally “Rehabilitation” whereby the theoretical paradigm is that criminals are partly or entirely victims of social circumstances beyond their control and that society owes them a comprehensive treatment in the form of rehabilitation. Rehabilitative measures could be deemed as an attempt to equip them with the necessary skills in order to try to re-integrate society and consequently prevent recidivism. Recidivism comprises a common theme which is generally used for describing repetitious criminal activity, and a recidivist offender is an individual who engages in such activity. Each year, a large number of people are released from prisons in Mauritius. The obstacles to successful re-integration are numerous, such as the challenge of finding stable employment. There have been no or few rigorous studies of re-entry models, and there is a pressing need for more definitive evidence of what works in order to prevent the gangrene of recidivism and degrading law and order to permeate our society. This paper reviews theories, present facts and figures and initiatives describing some planned or ongoing endeavours, and proposes some ideas for future efforts in order to decrease recidivism in Mauritius.

3 citations

Dissertation
01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the use and impact of community service activities as a means of assisting desistance from crime for both minimum enclosed and minimum open prisoners in the custody of Tasmania Prison Service.
Abstract: The prison as an institution in society is a complex and multi layered set of social relations confined to specific geographical places. Working with prisoners in these circumstances is a necessary and important task as they are nearly all released back into society. This highlights not only issues of the causes of crime and the nature of punishment, but also the importance of understanding and supporting the processes of desistance (of ceasing offending), pro-social change and community reintegration in that setting. The task of corrections is to maintain the safe order and security of the prison, reduce risk and recidivism, and support pro-social change in prisoners. It is the latter part which is difficult as corrections broadly applies mechanisms of security, but often fails to identify suitable individual solutions. The research explores the use and impact of community service activities as a means of assisting desistance from crime for both minimum enclosed and minimum open prisoners in the custody of Tasmania Prison Service. In the past, community service has been used in many jurisdictions as a low level reintegration mechanism, seeing it as meeting the public or local community needs. This research examines the impact and benefits to individual prisoners, the agencies and stakeholders they are assisting, and assesses the efficacy of community service activities to promote desistance and reintegration. Fourteen different prisoner community service activities are considered here – for the first time in the public domain. The findings of this study show that community service activities have a positive impact at a number of levels: on the staff and volunteers in the agencies, the communities who are recipients and beneficiaries of community service activities and, ultimately, the prisoners who develop their social capital, showcase their existing human capital and access real opportunities and supports for reintegration. This framework is developed in the context of Tasmania, and yet has relevance and utility to be tailored for other jurisdictions.

3 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the identification of neighborhoods where registered sex offenders (RSOs) reside may facilitate evidence-based service delivery and increase neighborhood capacity building, and the authors proposed a method to increase the neighborhood capacity.
Abstract: Objective: The identification of neighborhoods where registered sex offenders (RSOs) reside may facilitate evidence-based service delivery and increase neighborhood capacity building. This ...

3 citations


Cites background from "But They All Come Back: Facing the ..."

  • ...Consequently, socially disadvantaged areas become an optimal choice for RSO residency due to the anonymity and diminished effects of disintegrative shaming that often result from sex offender registration and community notification requirements (Travis, 2005)....

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