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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: In this article, the case of the correctional authorities in Washington State, a bureaucracy that acted with a considerable degree of innovation and professionalism, was described, which resulted in many offenders being bumped to a higher supervision level.
Abstract: Bureaucracies are usually regarded as inefficient, wasteful mechanisms. Contrary to this deeply rooted perception of bureaucracy, this paper documents the case of the correctional authorities in Washington State, a bureaucracy that acted with a considerable degree of innovation and professionalism. Their task was to administer a risk assessment instrument that measured the level of risk posed by offenders by way of a numerical score. They used that score to identify the level of supervision offenders were to receive once released into the community. In analyzing the data, I discovered an unusual application of the instrument that resulted in many offenders being bumped to a higher supervision level. Using a regression discontinuity design, I uncover the mechanics of the bumping-up process and I generate an instrument that is cleansed of the manipulation. I find that the manipulated instrument predicts serious recidivism events better than the cleansed instrument, especially when these events invol...

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

  • ...According to Manchak, Skeem, and Douglas (2008), the LSI-R is the third most used instrument in the US and Petersilia (2009) refers to it as the most popular instrument....

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01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: Inmate work has been an important feature of prison systems in the United States from the colonial period until today (Fox, 1972) as mentioned in this paper, and it has been seen as a method to accomplish several correctional objectives.
Abstract: Inmate work has been an important feature of prison systems in the United States from the colonial period until today (Fox, 1972), and work has been seen as a method to accomplish several correctional objectives (Hawkins, 1976). Prison labor was initiated for disciplinary reasons and retribution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, extended and expanded for financial profit with the development of the industrial prison in the nineteenth, and maintained for its alleged therapeutic and educational value as a part of rehabilitation in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries (Conley, 2001).

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether individuals who successfully completed a court diversion program for indigent defendants were less likely to reoffend than their counterparts who failed to complete the diversion program.
Abstract: Municipal Courts in the United States have jurisdiction over cases involving municipal ordinance violations such as loitering, trespassing, public drunkenness, and vandalism. When an individual violates a city ordinance, the typical punishment is a fine, even if the defendant is indigent. Failure to pay the fine on time results in a warrant and possible jail time. This study examined whether individuals who successfully completed a court diversion program for indigent defendants were less likely to reoffend than their counterparts who failed to complete the diversion program. Findings showed clients who successfully completed the diversion program were less likely to commit future city violations and state offenses. The results suggest court diversion programs might offer a promising alternative to jail for some indigent defendants and aid with lowering recidivism at least within the first few years of their initial offense.

6 citations


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  • ...Incarcerating individuals due to indigence not only increases financial costs to local governments and tax payers but also removes individuals from important social connections such as work, family, and education (Clear, 2007; Petersilia, 2003; Pratt, 2009; Rose & Clear, 1998)....

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20 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: This paper found that college educators broadly address reentry, although the amount of time devoted to reentr... found to be relatively small compared to the number of courses that focus on reentry.
Abstract: An important criminal justice issue in the twenty‐first century is the large number of prisoners returning to communities in the aftermath of strict sentencing policies and high incarceration rates. Data show these offenders are likely to reoffend, threatening public safety and burdening already stretched correctional budgets. An emerging literature identifies issues that are crucial to successful offender reintegration. At the same time, new roles for correctional professionals are apparent. Given these developments, this study focuses on whether criminal justice education is ready for reentry. A case for covering reentry topics in the criminal justice curriculum is made. Educators from a national criminal justice organization are surveyed to determine their perceptions about the importance of reentry in higher education as well as the extent to which their courses cover selected reentry topics. Findings suggest that college educators broadly address reentry, although the amount of time devoted to reentr...

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

  • ...…been identified as significant for successful reentry, and these factors can be used to conduct a preliminary analysis of the relationship between reentry and criminal justice education (Basile 2002; Petersilia 2003; Seiter 2002; Solomon, Kachnowski, and Bhati 2005; Travis, Waul, and Solomon 2001)....

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  • ...The impact of reentry on the offenders’ families and victims also needs to be addressed (Petersilia 2003; Travis, Waul, and Solomon 2002)....

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  • ...Legal and financial barriers are major impediments to reintegration (Petersilia 2003; Uggen 2002)....

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