When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

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When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry

01 Jan 2003-

TL;DR: In this paper, a profile of returning prisoners is presented, along with a discussion of the changing nature of Parole Supervision and Services, and the role of the victim's role in prisoner reentry.

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Abstract: Preface 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Who's Coming Home? A Profile of Returning Prisoners 3. The Origins and Evolution of Modern Parole 4. The Changing Nature of Parole Supervision and Services 5. How We Help: Preparing Inmates for Release 6. How We Hinder: Legal and Practical Barriers to Reintegration 7. Revolving Door Justice: Inmate Release and Recidivism 8. The Victim's Role in Prisoner Reentry 9. What to Do? Reforming Parole and Reentry Practices 10. Conclusions: When Punitive Policies Backfire Afterword

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A Descriptive Examination of Prisonization Through the Lens of Post-Exoneration Offending

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Amy Shlosberg¹, Aaron Ho², Evan J. Mandery³•Institutions (3)

Fairleigh Dickinson University¹, New Jersey City University², John Jay College of Criminal Justice³

10 Jan 2018-Deviant Behavior

TL;DR: The authors explored the concept of exoneree by describing the post-release behavior of 118 wrongfully convicted individuals, known as exonerees, and found that they exhibited a shorter time to failure (as measured by postrelease offending).

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Abstract: Prisonization, which seeks to explain criminal behavior as a function of past prison experiences, has been examined through many lenses; however more novel approaches to exploring prisonization have been lacking. This study uniquely explores the concept of prisonization by describing the post-release behavior of 118 wrongfully convicted individuals, known as exonerees.Conclusions were drawn from a dataset of exonerees and criminal history background searches. Comparative analyses show that exonerees without priors serve longer sentences and demonstrate a shorter time to failure (as measured by post-release offending). Offending among this cohort may suggest that otherwise law-abiding citizens were negatively affected by their experience in prison and, furthermore, may indirectly support the notion that being imprisoned fosters criminality in individuals. These results can support conceptual and practical advancements.

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...…employment difficulty (Grounds and Jamieson 2003), stigma (Campbell and Denov 2004) and negative labels (Menard and Pollock 2014), increased substance abuse (Petersilia 2003), and diminished physical (Massoglia 2008; Petersilia 2003) and psychological health (Zamble and Porporino 1988) of inmates....
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A Year Without a Conviction: An Integrated Examination of Potential Mechanisms for Successful Reentry in High-Risk Violent Prisoners:

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Devon L. L. Polaschek¹, Julia A. Yesberg², Julia A. Yesberg¹, Preeti Chauhan¹•Institutions (2)

John Jay College of Criminal Justice¹, Victoria University of Wellington²

24 Jan 2018-Criminal Justice and Behavior

TL;DR: Some high-risk prisoners on parole "beat the odds" as mentioned in this paper, remaining in the community through their first year without incurring even minor reconvictions, and what makes the difference?

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Abstract: Some high-risk prisoners on parole “beat the odds”: remaining in the community through their first year without incurring even minor reconvictions. What makes the difference? We investigated three ...

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...For example, some prisoners are given sentences that must be served fully in custody, with no postrelease oversight (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...The use of parole violations alone as a recidivism outcome measure is problematic for this very reason; it can say more about the regime than the offender’s success or otherwise as a law-abiding citizen (Petersilia, 2003)....
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Integrating Criminology Through Adaptive Strategy and Life History Theory

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Richard Wiebe¹•Institutions (1)

Fitchburg State University¹

22 Jul 2012-Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

TL;DR: Using adaptive strategy and life history theory, the authors unified these explanations of crime under the biosocial umbrella, tying traits implicated in low self-control, psychopathy, and mating effort to antisocial strategies and discusses how strategies based on low self control and psychopathy may be promoted or controlled.

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Abstract: Criminological theories tend to explain street crime as either a reaction to personal deficiencies or a reaction to inequality and injustice. Using adaptive strategy and life history theory, this article seeks to unite these explanations of crime under the biosocial umbrella. It incorporates the psychology of crime, tying traits implicated in low self-control, psychopathy, and mating effort to antisocial strategies and discusses how strategies based on low self-control and psychopathy may be promoted or controlled. It further applies adaptive strategy theory to nonstreet crime, with the aim of bringing critical and biosocial criminology closer together.

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...…low self-control, mating effort, and low intelligence, support for the competitive disadvantage model can be seen in prisons, where rates of illiteracy, school dropout, and mental illness far exceed societal averages (Petersilia, 2003), although prison may house many of the lesscompetent criminals....
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...Along with consistent empirical findings that connect crime to low self-control, mating effort, and low intelligence, support for the competitive disadvantage model can be seen in prisons, where rates of illiteracy, school dropout, and mental illness far exceed societal averages (Petersilia, 2003), although prison may house many of the lesscompetent criminals....
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Private Probation Costs, Compliance, and the Proportionality of Punishment: Evidence from Georgia and Missouri

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Beth M. Huebner, Sarah Shannon

01 Jan 2022

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors focus on documenting the process and unique costs of private probation, including the rituals of compliance and proportionality of punishment, and use data from interviews with individuals on private probation and local criminal justice officials as well as evidence from court ethnographies in Georgia and Missouri.

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Abstract: Probation is the most commonly imposed correctional sanction, is often accompanied by supplementary costs, and can be operated by the state or private companies. Private probation is a unique sanction used in lower courts, most often for misdemeanor offenses, and is managed by third-party actors. We focus on documenting the process and unique costs of private probation, including the rituals of compliance and proportionality of punishment. We use data from interviews with individuals on private probation and local criminal justice officials as well as evidence from court ethnographies in Georgia and Missouri. For individuals on private probation, payment of monetary sanctions is a crucial way of demonstrating compliance. Yet the financial burden of added costs for supervision and monitoring creates substantial challenges.

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Family, Parochial, and Public Levels of Social Control and Recidivism: An Extension of the Systemic Model of Social Disorganization:

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Lin Liu¹•Institutions (1)

University of Delaware¹

22 Jan 2020-Crime & Delinquency

TL;DR: Although offenders' individual-level characteristics such as attenuated family bonds and financial difficulty undermine the reentry process, these factors represent only part of the story as mentioned in this paper, and they represent only a fraction of the whole story.

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Abstract: Although offenders’ individual-level characteristics such as attenuated family bonds and financial difficulty undermine the reentry process, these factors represent only part of the story. A comple...

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...The United States is in the midst of a prisoner reentry crisis....
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...About 80% of released prisoners will be put under parole supervision or other forms of community supervision, which lasts an average of about 2 years in the United States (Hughes et al., 2001; Petersilia, 2003)....
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