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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Positive Criminology and Rethinking the Response to Adolescent Addiction: Evidence on the Role of Social Support, Religiosity, and Service to Others.

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Byron R. Johnson¹, Matthew T. Lee², Maria E. Pagano³, Stephen G. Post⁴•Institutions (4)

Baylor University¹, University of Akron², Case Western Reserve University³, Stony Brook University⁴

01 Jan 2016-International journal of criminology and sociology

TL;DR: The role of spirituality, service to others, and social support in maintaining sobriety, reducing arrests, and lowering recidivism for adolescents court-referred to treatment is highlighted.

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Abstract: Adolescent addiction has emerged as a major public health problem. The greatest increase in alcohol and other drug use disorders can be found among youth. Concurrently, technological advances in policing coupled with aggressive prosecuting and sentencing practices have contributed to the growth of America’s correctional system. The assertive response of policing, courts, and corrections, however, have not prevented the dramatic rise of adolescent addiction. Unfortunately, there is no national data tracking addicted youth in the criminal justice system to evaluate what works when it comes to youth with addiction. This article reviews justice system responses to adolescent offenders with addiction, and promising approaches engaging juveniles in programmatic components of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). This study highlights the role of spirituality, service to others, and social support in maintaining sobriety, reducing arrests, and lowering recidivism for adolescents court-referred to treatment. Recommendations for improving the response to adolescent offenders with addiction are offered.

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Who participates in reentry programming? An examination of women offenders in a midwestern state

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Lindsey Ellen Vigesaa¹, Kathleen J. Bergseth², Katie Richardson Jens³•Institutions (3)

St. Cloud State University¹, North Dakota State University², Minnesota State University Moorhead³

07 Jun 2016-Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between demographic, social, and criminal history variables and participation in one of three prison release mechanisms: (a) direct release to parole, (b) reentry programming, and (c) halfway house.

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Abstract: Extant research on reentry programming has focused primarily on male inmates, with less attention paid to female inmates. The current study examines the relationship between demographic, social, and criminal history variables and participation in one of three prison release mechanisms: (a) direct release to parole, (b) reentry programming, and (c) halfway house. The women in these three groups differ in important ways that are likely to impact programmatic efforts and reentry outcomes. Study implications, constraints, and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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...© 2016 Taylor & Francis 2012; Garland, 2001; Irwin & Austin, 2001; Lynch & Sabol, 2004; Simon, 2012), including the public safety implications relating to the release of larger numbers of inmates into the community (Petersilia, 2001, 2003)....
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Dreams Deterred: The Collateral Consequences of Localized Immigration Policies on Undocumented Latinos in Colorado

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Lisa M. Martinez¹, Debora M. Ortega¹•Institutions (1)

University of Denver¹

01 Jan 2019-Law & Policy

TL;DR: This article used the case of Colorado, one of the first states to pass a "show-me-your-papers" law in 2006, and data from two qualitative studies to highlight the collateral consequences of enhanced immigration enforcement on immigrants' economic opportunities, emotional health and well-being, and academic trajectories.

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Abstract: Recent years have seen a broadening of the scope of immigration enforcement. As a result, immigrants free of criminal convictions, once considered low priorities for enforcement, are increasingly subject to arrest, detention, and removal. At the same time, federal immigration authorities have sought the cooperation of states and localities in the enforcement of immigration laws. While there has been growing scholarly attention paid to the ways in which legal geographies can account for variation in local immigration policies, the long‐term effects of these policies on immigrants themselves are often overlooked. In this article, we use the case of Colorado, one of the first states to pass a “show‐me‐your‐papers” law in 2006, and data from two qualitative studies to highlight the collateral consequences of enhanced immigration enforcement on immigrants’ economic opportunities, emotional health and well‐being, and academic trajectories. We situate our analysis within the crimmigration literature and discuss the implications of our findings in light of the current political climate.

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The Politics of Drug Courts

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Jeffrey Chris Moss

01 Jan 2019

TL;DR: Moss et al. as mentioned in this paper examined drug courts from a public policy and political science perspective and found that political science, criminal justice, and structure variables could account for the amount of state-level regulation into drug court policy.

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Abstract: The Politics of Drug Courts J. Chris Moss This study examined drug courts from a public policy and political science perspective. The first portion of the study focused on the history of sentencing policy from the 1970s through the drug court movement. The second chapter addressed gaps in the policy literature about how drug courts were created and how they evolved. Another focal point was determining how state-level actors such as legislators, state supreme courts, and bureaucratic agencies regulated drug court policy in each particular state. From this data, a continuum was formed to determine which states operated from a top-down management style for drug courts and which states operated from a bottom-up management style. This data allowed me to empirically test whether certain political science, criminal justice, and structure variables could account for the amount of state-level regulation into drug court policy. Partisan politics was associated with the amount of state-level regulation into drug court policy, and method of judicial selection was weakly associated with the amount of state-level regulation. In the final empirical chapter, drug courts from a bottom-up management state and a top-down management state were selected for case study analyses. Members of drug court teams were interviewed to determine the similarities and differences between the two disparate styles of management. Members of the drug courts teams who had not received as much scholarly attention were also interviewed such as treatment counselors, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and members of law enforcement to share their views on drug courts and describe their official duties. Finally, in light of the current opioid epidemic, members of the drug courts discussed how heroin and prescription pain killers are affecting their counties and what the drug courts and other entities can do to alleviate this problem.

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...However, with a high incarceration rate (Tiger, 2013), a high recidivism rate (Petersilia, 2003), and onerous financial costs because of mass imprisonment (Nolan, 2001), drug courts have provided a politically feasible alternative to punitive policies....
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...The recidivism rate for drug offenders is even higher (Petersilia, 2003)....
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College Students’ Attitudes toward Prisoners and Prisoner Reentry

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Sunyoung Park

16 Sep 2009

TL;DR: Dissertation Chair: Dr Alida V. Merlo; Dissertation Committee Members: Dr Rosemary L. Gido, Dr Willard T. Austin, and Dr. John Lewis.

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Abstract: Dissertation Chair: Dr Alida V Merlo Dissertation Committee Members: Dr Rosemary L Gido, Dr Willard T Austin, and Dr John Lewis

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...Thus, reentry researchers (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Golembeski & Fullilove, 2005) recommend the public’s support and involvement in prisoner reentry efforts as one of the key factors for successful prisoner reentry....
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...According to the prisoner reentry research, employment is the most crucial factor for prisoners’ successful reintegration into society (Berry & Eigenberg, 2003; Lipsey, 1995; Petersilia, 2003; Solomon et al., 2004; Taxman, 2004)....
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...Through these studies, the most commonly identified barriers are (1) housing, (2) employment, (3) medical care, (4) welfare services, and (5) public stigma (Berry & Eigenber, 2003; Petersilia, 2003; Solomon et al., 2004; Taxman, 2004)....
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...barriers to prisoner reentry (Berry & Eigenberg, 2003: Petersilia, 2003; Solomon et al., 2004; Taxman, 2004). Five legal questions were asked. Two legal questions (item 71 and 72) were developed by Hart Research Associates (2002) to measure how much a respondent agrees with restoring ex-prisoners’ rights to vote and obtain a driver’s license....
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...Among several factors for enhancing effectiveness, the importance of public support and involvement in reentry programs have been noted by many researchers (Brooks, Visher, & Naser, 2006; Clear, Rose, & Ryder, 2001; Listwan, Cullen, & Lattassa, 2006; Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005; Travis & Visher, 2005)....
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