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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.
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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01 Jul 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a rich and multileveled collec� on of twenty-eight chapters that use varied lenses to examine the discourses that shape people's lives.
Abstract: This book is a rich and mul� faceted collec� on of twenty-eight chapters that use varied lenses to examine the discourses that shape people’s lives. The contributors are themselves from many backgrounds – diff erent academic disciplines within the humani� es and social sciences, diverse professional prac� ces and a range of countries and cultures. They represent a broad spectrum of age, status and outlook, and variously apply their research methods – but share a common interest in people, their lives, thoughts and ac� ons. Gathering such eclec� c experiences as those of student-teachers in Kenya, a released prisoner in Denmark, academics in Colombia, a group of migrants learning English, and gambling addic� on support-workers in Italy, alongside more mainstream educa� onal themes, the book presents a fascina� ng array of insights.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated whether release planning correlates with actual re-entry experiences and found that higher-quality release planning is associated with more positive reentry experiences, and hence positive reentration experiences contribute to a reduction in sex offender recidivism.
Abstract: Recent research has demonstrated that poor release planning is associated with sex offender recidivism; however, whether release planning correlates with actual re-entry experiences has not been investigated systematically. Accordingly, in the present study release planning was rated for 16 child sex offenders, and semi-structured interviews about re-entry experiences were conducted at one, three and six months following their release from prison. As expected, significant positive correlations were found between release planning and re-entry experiences across the follow-up period, indicating that higher-quality release planning is associated with more positive re-entry experiences. Accordingly, it can be assumed that re-entry experiences differ between recidivists and non-recidivists, and hence positive re-entry experiences contribute to a reduction in sex offender recidivism. The implications for the management of offender release, policy makers and society as a whole are discussed.
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...…1355-2600 print/1742-6545 online # 2012 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13552600.2010.506576 Kennedy, 2001; Maruna, 2001; Petersilia, 2003; Seiter & Kadela, 2003; Shinkfield & Graffam, 2009; Taxman, Young & Byrne, 2002; Wormith et al., 2007)....
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TL;DR: To achieve continuity, settings and providers must make a proactive, systematic, intersectoral effort at the transition points, and consider the balance of care provision between professionals on the one hand and individuals and families on the other.
Abstract: Continuity of care is a term commonly used in nursing and in healthcare circles.The continuity-of-care concept is considered both an aim and a philosophy that affects the delivery of care. Most clinicians consider continuity a standard of care.The notion of continuity has been conceptually intertwined with discharge planning, transitional care, coordinated care, continuing care, and ongoing care. A distinction must be made between regular, ongoing sources of care, referred to as longitudinality, and the concept of continuity (Bedder & Aiken, 1994; Rogers & Curtis, 1980; Starfield, 1980).A definition that encompasses longitudinality, but also integration and comprehensiveness across transitions, with care provided over time in various episodes, is crucial. Consideration must be given to care activities (therapeutic and self-care) and linkages (communication, documentation, referrals, etc.) and the balance of care provision between professionals on the one hand and individuals and families on the other (Harrison, Browne, Roberts, Graham, & Gafni, 1999). For patients this means receiving the care they need, over time, in a coordinated and connected manner, with planned and supported continuity between the care they receive from professionals such as nurses and the care they may be assuming (or resuming) themselves. From a provider’s perspective, it means articulating transfer rather than admit and discharge, where responsibility typically begins and ends. Ideally it involves an in-reach and outreach that may not be formally funded or administered, by either the setting or the sector of care. To achieve continuity, settings and providers must make a proactive, systematic, intersectoral effort at the transition points. Continuity always involves transitions on the part of individuals, such as well to ill, home to hospital, and the gaps they may encounter along the way. For nurses, transitions are a focus of practice, as continuity involves transitions in care and affects mainly populations with complex health issues. During times of transition, the nurse is very often the health professional most involved in evaluation and in planning and delivering the change in care that is required. Complex health populations are charCJNR 2004,Vol. 36 No 2, 3–6
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Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."
...An average of 10–15% of each state operating budget is devoted to health care (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...Nineteen percent of offenders are released without supervision (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...Large prison systems such as those of California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas supervise more than half of the offenders released in the United States (Petersilia, 2003)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on academic and vocational program development for female prisoners, built through strong community partnerships, and inclusive of trauma informed supports, to address intersecting inequalities that impede access to social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure.
Abstract: The rate of female incarceration continues to surge, resulting in over 714,000 women currently being held behind bars worldwide. Females generally enter carceral facilities with low educational profiles, and educational programming inside is rarely a high priority. Access to education is a proven contributor to women’s social and economic empowerment and can minimise some of the obstacles they encounter after being released from custody. Support for the intellectual potential of incarcerated female ‘students’ can address intersecting inequalities that impede access to social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure. Policymakers, academics and activists concerned with gender equality must begin by focusing on academic and vocational program development for female prisoners, built through strong community partnerships, and inclusive of trauma informed supports.
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Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."
...Low levels of literacy, unfamiliarity with newer technologies and outright exclusion from particular jobs for those with a criminal record further contribute to poor employment prospects (Gunnison and Helfgott 2013; Petersilia 2003)....
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TL;DR: Findings showed that injury as a health problem posed an urgent challenge to jail administration and was associated with an identified set of risks, many of them susceptible to preventive interventions.
Abstract: Traumatic injuries undermine the physical well-being of jail inmates and could complicate their reentry process. This study assessed the prevalence, nature, and risk factors of violence- and accident-related injuries among jail inmates in the United States. Data from the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails (N = 6,982) were analyzed. Findings showed that injury as a health problem posed an urgent challenge to jail administration and was associated with an identified set of risks, many of them susceptible to preventive interventions. Unlike many preexisting health conditions, injury can be proactively controlled by jail authorities and its negative effects can be successfully reduced with community partnerships.
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Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."
...Ownsworth, Desbois, & Grant, 2006), which are known to be criminogenic hurdles in the reentry process (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005)....
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...Some types of traumatic injuries often lead to homelessness, unemployment, and substance abuse (Campolieti, 2005; CDC, 2007; Murrey, Dallas, & Maki, 2007; Ownsworth, Desbois, & Grant, 2006), which are known to be criminogenic hurdles in the reentry process (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005)....
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