When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry
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...Although progress has been made, much remains unknown (Clear, 2007; Lattimore et al., 2010; Nagin et al., 2009; Petersilia, 2003; Travis & Visher, 2005)....
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...parole, recidivism, corrections, community supervision, discharge Hundreds of thousands of people are released from our prisons every year and attempt to reintegrate into society (Petersilia, 2003; Travis, 2005)....
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...…system, discretionary parole was mainly viewed as a mechanism to allow inmates the opportunity to be released from the punitive portion of their sentence if they showed promise that they were able to be rehabilitated and demonstrated a willingness to conform to society’s rules (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...In its early stages in the American criminal justice system, discretionary parole was mainly viewed as a mechanism to allow inmates the opportunity to be released from the punitive portion of their sentence if they showed promise that they were able to be rehabilitated and demonstrated a willingness to conform to society’s rules (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...…discretionary parole release came under attack because it began to be viewed as too lenient, the decision-making practices did not have enough oversight, and there was little scientific evidence that parole release and subsequent supervision decreased postrelease offending (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...However, in the late 1970s, discretionary parole release came under attack because it began to be viewed as too lenient, the decision-making practices did not have enough oversight, and there was little scientific evidence that parole release and subsequent supervision decreased postrelease offending (Petersilia, 2003)....
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...Solomon et al. (2005) and Petersilia (2004, 2003) study patterns of recidivism and postrelease supervision, exploring the relationships among technical violations, new offenses, and parole practices....
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...Given that 95% of the men and women incarcerated in jails and prisons are released at some point ( Petersilia 2003 ), prisoner reentry has become an important part of criminal justice studies....
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...Producing a phenomenon that scholars now refer to as mass incarceration, black and Latino men were sentenced for more crimes and to longer periods of time in prison than ever before 3 (Mauer 1999a, 1999b; Petersilia 2003 )....
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...Jacobson (2005) and Horn (2001) offer new models of community supervision that can better facilitate successful reentry while Petersilia (2003) , among others, chronicles the history of parole and advances “what works” in prisoner reintegration....
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...... abolished, for the most part, rehabilitation, and fixated instead on an array of new penalties and policies, such as three-strike rules, truth-insentencing laws, victim impact statements, sentencing guidelines, and “zero tolerance.” The emerging crime complex instituted longer sentences than ever before and expanded the number of nonviolent acts considered criminal, which inflated the prison population, even as crime rates dropped ( Petersilia ......
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...…organization (Clear, Rose, & Ryder, 2001; Petersilia, 2003), labor markets (Bushway, Stool, & Weiman, 2007), children of incarcerated parents (Petersilia, 2003), marriage prospects (Lopoo & Western, 2005), and a slew of negative impacts on other institutions (see Travis & Visher, 2005;…...
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...…work addressing several issues, including the potential harm of incarceration to communities and social organization (Clear, Rose, & Ryder, 2001; Petersilia, 2003), labor markets (Bushway, Stool, & Weiman, 2007), children of incarcerated parents (Petersilia, 2003), marriage prospects (Lopoo &…...
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...…and control allowed to inmates (Dilulio, 1987; MacKenzie, Wilson, Armstrong, & Gover, 2001; Sykes, 1958), type and quality of programming available (Petersilia 2003), staff procedures or culture (Bottoms, 1999; Franke, Bierie, & MacKenzie, 2010), and access to visits or telephones, as well as…...
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...Yet much literature suggests that prisons may vary in myriad ways related to social bonds, including freedom and control allowed to inmates (Dilulio, 1987; MacKenzie, Wilson, Armstrong, & Gover, 2001; Sykes, 1958), type and quality of programming available (Petersilia 2003), staff procedures or culture (Bottoms, 1999; Franke, Bierie, & MacKenzie, 2010), and access to visits or telephones, as well as other characteristics (Liebling, 2006; Maruna & Toch, 2005)....
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...For example, Petersilia (2003) suggests that bonds and social capital of inmates may be damaged if they are housed far from family (i.e., inhibiting visits) and by policies that limit phone calls (e.g., exceptional expenses, limited minutes allowed, failure to provide an adequate number of phones)....
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...…such as those offenders classified as high risk or offenders who officers perceive as high risk may also be more likely to impose sanctions because these types of offenders are predicted to (and often do) engage in more violation behaviors that stimulate a response (Petersilia, 2003; Simon, 1993)....
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...Similarly, system actors who are less experienced may be more aggressive in their application of formal control because newly hired individuals often embrace the more enforcement oriented functions of their job (Petersilia, 2003; Steffensmeier & Hebert, 1999; Terrill & Mastrofski, 2002)....
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...The location in which the offenders on officers’ caseloads reside may also be relevant (Olson, Weisheit, & Ellsworth, 2001; Petersilia, 2003)....
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...for successful offender reentry and public safety (Glaser, 1969; Petersilia, 2003; Simon, 1993; Travis & Visher, 2005)....
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...http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2010.539246 2 STEINER ET AL. for successful offender reentry and public safety (Glaser, 1969; Petersilia, 2003; Simon, 1993; Travis & Visher, 2005)....
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