Prisoner Reentry Programming: Who Recidivates and When?

Severson, Margaret; Bruns, Kimberly; Veeh, Christopher A.; Lee, Jae‐Hoon

doi:10.1080/10509674.2011.582931

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“…Sacks, Stanton-Tindall, Greenwood, Lin, & Cartier, 2011;Redcross, Bloom, Azurdia, Zweig, & Pindus, 2009;Rossman & Roman, 2003;;Severson, Bruns, Veeh, & Lee, 2011;Smith & Suttle, 2008;Wilson & Davis, 2006).…”

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A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

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2013

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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Prisoner reentry programs continue to be developed and implemented to ease the process of transition into the community and to curtail fiscal pressures. This study describes and provides relapse and recidivism outcome findings related to a randomized trial evaluating a multimodal, community-based reentry program that prioritized substance abuse treatment.Results from analyses suggest negligible effects for participants of the program across multiple outcome indicators. Avenues for further exploration are provided, with a cautionary emphasis on the continued expansion of multimodal community-based reentry programs.3

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A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

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2013

Journal of Offender Rehabilitation

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“…There are two parts to reentry: reentry preparation while incarcerated, and release and reintegration post-incarceration (Severson, Bruns & Veeh, 2011). This section will briefly scrutinize the reentry preparation of inmates while still in custody.…”

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“…Joan Petersilia (2004), considered one of the foremost experts on prisoner reentry, found after reviewing the evidence on reentry that the following programs do lead to more positive outcomes: vocational and work release programs, living in a halfway house toward the conclusion of one's sentence, and residential drug treatment programs. Yet, it is important to account, that less than one-third of all inmates participate in vocational training, drug rehabilitation or educational programs (Petersilia, 2003 (Severson, Bruns & Veeh, 2011).…”

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“…The research on reentry programs, for the most part, has been sporadic. One multi-site evaluation of SVORI programs did find that program participants had better outcomes in terms of housing, substance abuse and employment (Severson et al, 2011).…”

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“…Unfortunately, progress since 2004 toward more positive outcomes for former prisoner integration has been stalled in the worst case, or significantly slowed in the best of circumstances. The literature does generally agree that no one component or intervention regarding prisoner reintegration works, but rather multiple components must be applied together (Severson, et al, 2011;Mears and Cochrane, 2015). Additionally, the issue of public safety needs to be assessed.…”

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Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry

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The U.S. is the world's "leading jailer" with both the highest incarceration rate and the largest number of prisoners. Each year more than 700,000 inmates are released from prison and re-enter their communities. The majority of prisoners who are released from prison lack the necessary education, work experience, and life skills to successfully reintegrate back into society. One alternative to the retributive standard of justice used in the United States is a restorative justice strategy. A restorative approach to prisoner reintegration seeks to reestablish community support and acceptance for criminal offenders in order to allow them to become beneficial members of society. The literature on prisoner re-entry and reintegration suggests that the formerly incarcerated are more apt to successfully re-enter society when they attain education and employment and maintain familial and community associations. Presently, there is a lack of knowledge about what the formerly incarcerated experience after they are released from prison and participate in post-secondary education. The central research question for this qualitative multi-case study was: What effect has participation in higher education for the formerly incarcerated had on their experiences of reintegration back into their communities? The study further examined the barriers to higher education encountered, the social and human capital attained, and former prisoners' experiences during both incarceration and higher education. Six participants were invited to tell their life stories in order to make meaning of their experiences as both prisoners and as higher education students. One of the life stories was an auto-ethnographic account of the researcher's own experience as both a former inmate and, presently, a doctoral candidate. Qualitative interviews were used to collect data from the other participants. Life-story and phenomenological methods were employed to collect and analyze these data. A cross-case analysis was conducted to compare and contrast the individual cases. Findings indicate that participating in higher education had a positive impact on the reintegration experience of those formerly incarcerated individuals that participated in the study. The participant's life-stories suggest that higher education played an important role in restoring and creating relationships within the community, and enhanced their human and social capital. DEDICATION This study is dedicated to all the courageous formerly incarcerated people that are participating or have participated in post-secondary education after their incarceration. Their perseverance and commitment toward the goal of achieving a college/university degree is truly extraordinary. vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research would not have been possible if my good friend and the finest police officer in San Diego, Sergeant Jeff Pace, had not believed in me and supported my efforts to start this research. He encouraged me to examine with an experienced eye the effects of incarceration and the possibilities with alt...

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Prisoner Reentry as Secondary Crime Prevention

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2016

Preventing Crime and Violence

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Prisoner Reentry Programming: Who Recidivates and When?

Cited by 27 publications

References 17 publications

A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

A Randomized Trial of a Multimodal Community-Based Prisoner Reentry Program Emphasizing Substance Abuse Treatment

Formerly Incarcerated Adults in Higher Education: A Life-History Study of a Restorative Approach to Prisoner Reentry

Prisoner Reentry as Secondary Crime Prevention

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