When Prisoners Come Home Parole and Prisoner Reentry

Name: When Prisoners Come Home Parole and Prisoner Reentry
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ISBN: 9780195386127

ISBN-10: 0195386124

ISBN-13: 9780195386127

Edition: 2009

Authors: Joan Petersilia

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In 2003, well over half a million jailed Americans will leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious social and psychological problems after release. Fewer than one in three prisoners receive substance abuse or mental health treatment while incarcerated, and each year fewer and fewer participate in the dwindling number of vocational or educational pre-release programs, leaving many all but unemployable. Not surprisingly, the great majority is rearrested, most within six months of their release. What happens when all those sent down the river…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/21/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.13" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface



Introduction and Overview



Who's Coming Home? A Profile of Returning Prisoners



The Origins and Evolution of Modern Parole



The Changing Nature of Parole Supervision and Services



How We Help: Preparing Inmates for Release



How We Hinder: Legal and Practical Barriers to Reintegration



Revolving Door Justice: Inmate Release and Recidivism



The Victim's Role in Prisoner Reentry



What to Do? Reforming Parole and Reentry Practices



Conclusions: When Punitive Policies Backfire


Afterword