Prisoner resettlement : policy and practice / edited by Anthea Hucklesby and Lystra Hagley-Dickinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hucklesby, Anthea.

Hagley-Dickinson, Lystra

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminals--Rehabilitation--England.

Criminals.

Criminals--Rehabilitation--Wales.

Criminals--Rehabilitation.

Wales.

England.

Physical Description:

xiv, 306 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cullompton ; Portland, Or. : Willan Pub., 2007.

Summary:

Prisoner resettlement is high on current political and policy agendas. The high reconviction rates of ex-prisoners have been acknowledged for many years but the rapidly rising prison population has meant that more prisoners than ever before are released. This together with the pressure this puts on to the infrastructure of the prison estate and the publication of two influential reports which highlighted the problems faced by prisoners leaving prison has concentrated attention on attempts to ensure that prisoners do not return to prison once released.

The 'resettlement' of prisoners is now a priority policy area linked directly to Government initiatives to reduce reoffending. The renewed policy interest in prisoners' resettlement forms the context of this volume, which brings together current knowledge and understanding about prisoners' resettlement. The book draws on the contributors' extensive experience as researchers and practitioners in the field and includes contributions from acknowledged experts.

Prisoner Resettlement provides a comprehensive review and analysis of resettlement policy and practice in England and Wales in the early part of the 21st century. In particular it: critically reviews current policy, theory, practice and research on prisoners' resettlement; explores practice issues through case studies of two resettlement initiatives and an examination of accommodation provision and voluntary sector involvement in prisoners' resettlement; and, examines the particular issues raised by the resettlement of different groups of prisoners including women, minority ethnic groups, prolific and priority offenders and high-risk offenders.

Contents:

Part 1 Prisoner resettlement: theory, policy and research

1 Rediscovering resettlement: narrowing the gap between policy rhetoric and practice reality / Carol Hedderman 9

2 Theoretical perspectives on resettlement: what it is and how it might work / Peter Raynor 26

3 Models of resettlement work with prisoners / Anthea Hucklesby, Emma Wincup 43

4 Researching and evaluating resettlement / Emma Wincup, Anthea Hucklesby 67

Part 2 Issues in resettlement practice

5 The SWing model of resettlement: some reflections / Kirsty Hudson 95

6 PS Plus: a prison (lately) probation-based employment resettlement model / Andrew Cole, Ian Galbraith, Philippa Lyon, Heather Ross 121

7 Accommodation and related services for ex-prisoners / Mike Maguire, Jane Nolan 144

8 The voluntary sector and prisoners' resettlement / Anthea Hucklesby, Jackie Worrall 174

Part 3 The resettlement of specific groups of prisoners

9 Women and resettlement / Loraine Gelsthorpe, Gilly Sharpe 199

10 The resettlement of black and minority ethnic offenders / Kate Williams, Susie Atherton, Douglas Sharp 224

11 The resettlement of prolific offenders: policy and practice / Julie Vennard 244

12 Dangerous offenders: release and resettlement / Hazel Kemshall 270

13 Conclusion: opportunities, barriers and threats / Anthea Hucklesby, Lystra Hagley-Dickinson 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781843922544

1843922541

1843922533

9781843922537

OCLC:

85691834