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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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TL;DR: This work discusses the public health and public safety consequences of using singular approaches to address the criminal behavior of people who have psychiatric and substance use disorders and presents lessons learned from PSCs that distinguish between noncompliant and nonresponsive behaviors in making treatment and supervision decisions.

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TL;DR: In this article, a conceptual strategy for offender reentry is proposed based on a psycho-social developmental model of resocialization grounded in several insights derived from peacemaking, anarchist, and cultural criminology.
Abstract: To date, a substantial amount of research has been conducted on offender reentry that measures recidivism outcomes or examines the effectiveness of risk/need assessment instruments. However, remarkably little attention has been given to cultivating a theory of community reintegration. This article provisionally addresses this issue. By turning to the relevant homeless studies research, a conceptual strategy for offender reentry is proposed. This strategy is based on a psycho-social developmental model of resocialization grounded in several insights derived from peacemaking, anarchist, and cultural criminology. The resocialization model, coupled with its assorted conceptual features, is fitted to the issue of community reentry for male incarcerates and confined mothers. Several tentative implications stemming from this conceptual work are delineated.

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Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...The “get tough on crime” and “lock-up” policies that emerged in the 1980s have brought more individuals under custodial care than at any time in recorded history (e.g., Guest, 2001; Petersilia, 2003; Rhodes, 2004)....

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  • ...The problems associated with recommunalizing ex-offenders also have been noted by various crime and justice scholars (e.g., Maruna, 2001; Maruna & Immarigeon, 2004; Petersilia, 2003)....

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  • ...Thus, not surprisingly, many released ex-offenders are rearrested and return to prison or jail (Petersilia, 2003; Tonry & Petersilia, 2000)....

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  • ...Social scientists generally agree that conditions such as these do little to foster success with offender reentry following release (e.g., Maruna, 2001; Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Travis & Visher, 2005)....

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  • ...These and other similar concerns related to ex-offender community reintegration suggest that social scientists and policy analysts need to focus on how best to ensure success with reentry initiatives (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005)....

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TL;DR: An initial static risk probability was altered up to 26% by accounting for risk context and four domains from the Risk Context Scale include Resource Engagement, Social Network Presence, Integration of Care, and Social Stability.
Abstract: The context in which offenders are released is an important component of conducting risk assessments. A sample of 257 supervised male parolees were followed in the community (M = 870 days) after an initial risk assessment. Drawing on community-based information, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the recently developed Risk Context Scale. Four domains from the Risk Context Scale include Resource Engagement, Social Network Presence, Integration of Care, and Social Stability. Using mediation analysis, an initial static risk probability was altered up to 26% by accounting for risk context. Implications of the present results include a broader explanation of recidivism, offering intervention strategies, and further individualizing risk assessments.

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TL;DR: The registration and notification laws have been shown to reduce sexual victimization by increasing community awareness of convicted sex offenders as discussed by the authors, however, they have not proven to increase the number of reported sexual assaults.
Abstract: Originally intended to decrease sexual victimization by increasing community awareness of convicted sex offenders, sex offender registration and notification laws have been shown to produce numerou...

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Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...disintegrative shame (Braithwaite, 1989), which hinders offenders’ reintegration into society and increases stress triggers associated with recidivism (Petersilia, 2003; Tewksbury, 2005)....

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  • ...Instead, SORN laws inhibit offenders’ reintegration into society postconviction, thereby further removing them from group norms and increasing stress triggers relating to sexual recidivism (Petersilia, 2003; Tewksbury, 2005)....

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TL;DR: Using data on male deportable aliens released from a local jail, this article found that previously deported aliens are more likely to be rearrested, to be re-arrested more quickly, and to be returned to the criminal justice system more frequently in a 1-year follow-up period.
Abstract: Previously deported aliens are a group about which numerous claims are made but very few facts are known. Using data on male deportable aliens released from a local jail, the study sought to test the ubiquitous claim that they pose a high risk of recidivism. Using multiple measures of recidivism and propensity score weighting to account for preexisting group differences, the authors find consistent support for the assertion that previously deported aliens are a high recidivism risk. Relative to similarly situated deportable aliens with no record of deportation, previously deported aliens are more likely to be rearrested, to be rearrested more quickly, and to be rearrested more frequently in a 1-year follow-up period.

10 citations


Cites background from "When Prisoners Come Home: Parole an..."

  • ...These include factors such as gang membership, employment, marital status, education level, and drug use history (Benedict & Huff-Corzine, 1997; Olson, Dooley, & Kane, 2004; Petersilia, 2003; Uggen, 2000)....

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