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Prisoner Reentry: What Works, What Does Not, and What Is Promising
Richard P. Seiter,Karen Kadela +1 more
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In this paper, the authors define reentry, categorize reentry programs, and use the Maryland Scale of Scientific Method to determine the effectiveness of program categories and conclude that many such categories are effective in aiding reentry and reducing recidivism.Abstract:
During the past decade, there has been a renewed interest in prisoner reentry. This is due to a change in many of the factors surrounding the release of prisoners and their reentry to the community. These changes include a modification of sentencing from the use of parole to determinate release with fewer ex-offenders having supervision in the community, an increased emphasis on surveillance rather than assistance for those under supervision, less community stability and availability of community social service support, and dramatically larger numbers returning to the community. More releasees are being violated and returned to the community than ever before. Therefore, it is important to identify prisoner reentry programs that work. We define reentry, categorize reentry programs, and use the Maryland Scale of Scientific Method to determine the effectiveness of program categories. We conclude that many such categories are effective in aiding reentry and reducing recidivism.read more
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The growth of incarceration in the United States: exploring causes and consequences
TL;DR: Part of the courts, criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology, Law and Society Commons, Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Legislation Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, and the Race and Ethnicity Commons.
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Predicting Who Reoffends: The Neglected Role of Neighborhood Context in Recidivism Studies
Charis E. Kubrin,Eric A. Stewart +1 more
TL;DR: The authors found that those who returned to disadvantaged neighborhoods recidivate at a greater rate while those who return to resource rich or affluent communities recide at a lesser rate, controlling for individual-level factors.
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Predicting who reoffends: the neglected role of neighborhood context in recidivism studies*
Charis E. Kubrin,Eric A. Stewart +1 more
TL;DR: This paper found that those who returned to disadvantaged neighborhoods recidivate at a greater rate while those who return to resource rich or affluent communities recide at a lesser rate, controlling for individual-level factors.
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What Works in Prisoner Reentry? Reviewing and Questioning the Evidence.
TL;DR: More than 600,000 individuals will leave state prisons and return home this year as discussed by the authors, which is 1,600 a day, and a sixfold increase in prisoner releases since 1970.
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Successful Reentry: What Differentiates Successful and Unsuccessful Parolees?
TL;DR: Qualitative data indicate that successful parolees had more support from family and friends and had more self-efficacy, which help them stay away from drugs and peers who use drugs.
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