Criminal or Terrorist?: Fear, Bias, and Public Support for Prisoner Reentry Programs

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Altier
Keyword(s):  
Public Support ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Reentry Programs

Which prisoner reentry programs work? Replicating and extending analyses of three RCTs

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 105902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Doleac ◽  
Chelsea Temple ◽  
David Pritchard ◽  
Adam Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Reentry Programs

Unwelcome Homecoming

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keesha M. Middlemass
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Total Institution ◽  
First Person ◽  
Felony Conviction ◽  
Former Prisoners

In this chapter, former prisoners’ narratives are used to explore what it means to serve time in the “total institution” of prison, the prison experience and its connection to prisoner reentry, and what it means to be a convicted felon in society. Society expects prisoners reentering society to succeed by getting a job and not returning to a life of crime, but many fail, yet scholars rarely incorporate felons’ voices into the analysis to understand why. This chapter argues that there are many contradictions embedded in the reentry process, that there is little public support and social capital, and that participants find out that reentering society is harder than they anticipated. Relying on first-person accounts, the chapter exposes why it is so hard to reenter by exploring participants’ experience of living under the oppressive penal chain attached to a felony conviction. Readers are introduced to a unique perspective on serving time in prison and reentering society as a felon.

scholarly journals Got Faith? - An in-depth analysis and review of five faith-based prisoner reentry programs in Florida

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Gautam Nayer, Ph.D.* ◽  
Luis Perez-Feliciano, Ph.D. ◽  
Michael Adams, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Confidence ◽  
Reentry Programs ◽  
Central Florida ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Family Growth ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Small Focus

In the United States, prisoner reentry programs are a necessity to re-integrate back into society and are of two types: Faith and Non-Faith. With increased emphasis placed on reforming the criminal justice system policies due to Black Lives Matter and other non-profits actively working to change the system from the outside, reentry programs are having a resurgence of interest for effective public policy. There are significant barriers for major policies at the state, local, and federal to be alleviated, nevertheless, our research wanted to consider the effectiveness of five faith-based, male-only reentry programs in central Florida. Small focus groups were utilized to better understand the concerns and issues returning inmates faced in the program as well as when returning to society. Reentry participants were found to have high confidence in the success of their participation in their faith-based program’s efforts on their personal and family growth.

scholarly journals A Roof Over Their Heads: Housing Public Policies for Returning Inmates

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Gautam Nayer, Ph.D. ◽  
Luis Perez-Feliciano, Ph.D. ◽  
Michael Adams, Ph.D.
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Reentry Programs ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Policy Issue ◽  
Tiny Part

Returning from prison can be a daunting experience and a difficult adjustment for anyone. Prisoner reentry programs are needed for public policies advocating for a new approach to an old problem: How do recently released inmates successfully reenter society once they have served their societal debt? There are tremendous obstacles to reentering society, yet housing is among the most pressing reentry problems to solve. In our research, we discuss and consider the public policy issue most pertinent to successful reentry, affordable, and available housing as a necessity for returning inmates. Housing is key to solving even a tiny part of a much bigger problem in criminal justice public policy circles: the public management of crime in America.

Implementation of Prisoner Reentry Programs: Findings from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative Multi-Site Evaluation

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Lattimore ◽  
Christy A. Visher ◽  
Laura Winterfield ◽  
Christine Lindquist ◽  
Susan Brumbaugh
Keyword(s):  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Violent Offender ◽  
Federal Grant ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Reentry Programs ◽  
Offender Reentry ◽  
Target Populations ◽  
Site Evaluation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Community Based Services

The multi-site evaluation of the federal Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) is assessing the impact on post-release offender behavior of reentry programs funded in 2002–2003 with more than $150 million in federal grant monies. The multi-faceted SVORI programs provide prison- and community-based services and programming to help released prisoners successfully transition from prison to the community. Each program was locally designed and, thus, the programs vary considerably in approach, services provided, and target populations. Although the primary purpose of the multi-site evaluation is to determine the impact of the SVORI programs, an implementation assessment is being conducted to characterize the programs in order to answer the question “impact of what?” This paper provides a brief background on prisoner reentry and the SVORI, and examines the implementation and structure of the 89 reentry programs operated by the 69 SVORI grantees. The findings, based on a program director survey, show that two years following the grant award only 74% of the programs reported being fully operational, and 31% of those reported taking more than 12 months to achieve full implementation. In addition, although most programs are targeting a broad range of offenders, enrollment of participants has proven to be a significant challenge in many sites where enrollments are below expectation. Finally, while most programs reported providing a variety of services and programs to participants, the types and quantities varied considerably among the programs.

Religious Beliefs and Public Support for Prisoner Reentry

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 879-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett Garland ◽  
Eric Wodahl ◽  
Rebecca Gretchen Smith
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Regression ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Religious Beliefs ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Transitional Housing ◽  
Housing Assistance ◽  
Religious Perspectives ◽  
Nationally Representative

The sustainability of the modern prisoner reentry movement may rest heavily upon public support. Although little is known about how public opinion toward reentry is shaped, religion is potentially a key contributor. Several studies indicate that religious perspectives affect public attitudes toward punishment and rehabilitation. The current study aims to determine whether religious beliefs contribute to support for or opposition against three distinct approaches to prisoner reentry. Using survey data obtained from a randomly selected sample of a nationally representative Midwestern state, multivariate regression models were used to examine whether feelings of religious forgiveness and belief in a punitive God affected attitudes toward transitional programming, transitional housing, and assisting post-release offenders through housing agencies. Respondents who felt greater religious forgiveness and had less belief in a punitive God more strongly supported transitional programming and transitional housing and expressed greater opposition to denying housing assistance for recently released offenders. Both advocates and opponents of reentry initiatives should consider religious beliefs when attempting to gain support for their respective positions.

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