When prisoners come home : parole and prisoner reentry / by Joan Petersilia.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petersilia, Joan.

Series:

Studies in crime and public policy.

Studies in crime and public policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminals--Rehabilitation--United States.

Criminals.

Parole--United States.

Parole.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 278 p.) : ill., map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the number of ex-convicts in America continues to grow, their systematic marginalization threatens the very society their imprisonment was meant to protect. The author explores the harsh realities of prisoner re-entry and offers specific solutions whilst keeping in mind public safety.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Introduction and Overview: The Emerging Importance of Prisoner Reentry to Crime and Community

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

Bibliography

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612367595

9780199888948

0199888949

9781282367593

1282367595

9780199727414

0199727414

9780195160864

019516086X

OCLC:

609832106