Mass incarceration and offender reentry in the United States / Russell D. Javitze, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Javitze, Russell D.

Series:

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment--United States.

Imprisonment.

Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--United States.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Pub., Inc., c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title looks at how America's incarceration rate raises several serious questions concerning the impact of incarceration on minority communities and women, the economic costs of the prison system, criminal justice policy, and much more.

Contents:

Intro

MASS INCARCERATION ANDOFFENDER REENTRY IN THEUNITED STATES

CONTENTS

PREFACE

OFFENDER REENTRY:CORRECTIONAL STATISTICS, REINTEGRATIONINTO THE COMMUNITY, AND RECIDIVISM

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND

CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM STATISTICS

Population in Correctional Facilities

EX-OFFENDERS UNDER COMMUNITY SUPERVISION

Recidivism

OFFENDER REENTRY: A BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW

Offender Reentry Defined

Program Effectiveness: The "What Works" Literature

CURRENT LAW

FEDERAL OFFENDER REENTRY PROGRAMS

Offender Reentry Programs at the Department of Justice (DOJ)

Offender Reentry Programs at Other Federal Agencies

LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS

The Second Chance Act

Other Offender Reentry-Related Legislation

CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES

Adequacy of Existing Offender Reentry Programs

Lack of Current Federal Recidivism Statistics

Focus on Recidivism

Coordination between Federal Agencies

Evaluations of Offender Reentry Programs

Appropriations for the Second Chance Act

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A:SECTION-BY-SECTION COMPARISON OF THE SECONDCHANCE ACT AMENDMENTS TO CURRENT OFFENDERREENTRY GRANT PROGRAM

Amendments to Current Offender Reentry Grant Program ( 101)

Improvement of the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment forState Offenders Program (102)

Definition of Violent Offender for Drug Court Program (103)

New Offender Reentry Grant Programs

State and Local Reentry Courts (111)

Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Programs ( 112)

Family Substance Abuse Treatment Alternatives to IncarcerationGrants (113)

Grants to Evaluate and Improve Educational Methods at Prisons,Jails, and Juvenile Facilities (114)

Technology Careers Training Demonstration Grants

New Drug-Treatment and Mentoring Grant Programs.

Offender Reentry Substance Abuse and Criminal JusticeCollaboration Program (201)

Mentoring Grants to Nonprofit Organizations (211)

Responsible Reintegration of Offenders (212)

Bureau of Prisons Policies on Mentoring Contacts (213)

Bureau of Prisons Policies on Chapel Library Material (214)

Federal Prisoner Reentry Program (231)

Offender Reentry Research (241)

Grants to Study Post-Incarceration Supervision Violations (242)

Addressing the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents (243)

Study of Effectiveness of Depot Naltrexone for Heroin Addiction

Authorization of Appropriations for Research (245)

Clarification of Authority to Place Prisoner in CommunityCorrections (251)

Residential Drug Abuse Program in Federal Prisons (252)

Contracting for Services for Post-Conviction Supervision ofOffenders (253)

Extension of National Prison Rape Elimination Commission (261)

REFERENCES

MASS INCARCERATION IN THEUNITED STATES:AT WHAT COST?∗

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. JIM WEBB,U.S. SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. CAROLYN B.MALONEY,VICE CHAIR, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM NEW YORK

STATEMENT OF HON. SAM BROWNBACK,U.S. SENATOR FROM KANSAS

STATEMENT OF HON. ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT,U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM VIRGINIA

STATEMENT OF DR. GLENN C. LOURY,PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES,BROWN UNIVERSITY

STATEMENT OF DR. BRUCE WESTERN, DIRECTOR,INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL POLICY PROGRAM, KENNEDYSCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

STATEMENT OF ALPHONSO ALBERT,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECOND CHANCES

STATEMENT OF DR.MICHAEL P. JACOBSON,DIRECTOR, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE

STATEMENT OF PAT NOLAN, VICE PRESIDENT,PRISON FELLOWSHIP

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

Prepared Statement of Senator Jim Webb

Prepared Statement of Carolyn Maloney, Vice Chair.

JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEESENATE REPUBLICANSSENATOR SAM BROWNBACK, SENIOR REPUBLICANSENATOR

PREPARED STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN ROBERT C."BOBBY" SCOTT, CHAIRMAN FOR THE SUBCOMMITTEE ONCRIME, TERRORISM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY

PREPARED STATEMENT OF GLENN C. LOURY,MERTON P. STOLTZ PROFESSOR OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES,DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, BROWN UNIVERSITY

Mass Incarceration and American Values

Drug Arrests of Blacks Spike in Late 80's

SPATIAL EFFECTS

Responses by Dr. Glenn C. Loury to Questions from RepresentativeRobert C. "Bobby" Scott

PREPARED STATEMENT OF BRUCE WESTERN, DIRECTOR,DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, HARVARD UNIVERSITY

I. Trends in Incarceration

II. Invisible Disadvantage

III. The Labor Market After Prison

IV. Policy Implications

RESPONSES BY DR. BRUCE WESTERN TO QUESTIONS FROMREPRESENTATIVE ROBERT C. ''BOBBY" SCOTT

PREPARED STATEMENT OF ALPHONSO ALBERT,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SECOND CHANCES

RESPONSES BY ALPHONSO ALBERT TO QUESTIONS FROMREPRESENTATIVE ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT

PREPARED STATEMENT OF MICHAEL JACOBSON,DIRECTOR, VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE

RESPONSES BY DR.MICHAEL P. JACOBSON TO QUESTIONSFROM REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT

PREPARED STATEMENT OF PAT NOLAN,VICE PRESIDENT, PRISON FELLOWSHIP

PREPARED STATEMENT OF CONGRESSWOMANSHEILA JACKSON-LEE, OF TEXAS

NOTES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-152) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61470-217-9

OCLC:

847931102