Reentry Reconsidered: A New Look at an Old Question

2001 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Travis ◽  
Joan Petersilia
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Prisoner Reentry ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Child Welfare Policy ◽  
Prisoner Reintegration ◽  
Prison Expansion ◽  
New Strategies

Reflecting unprecedented prison expansion, the scale of prisoner reentry has reached new heights. Although the movement of individuals from prison to community is not new, a focus on the phenomenon of reentry at this time sheds light on the consequences of America's shifting sentencing policies, the changes in parole supervision, and the concentrated impact of removal and return of prisoners on disadvantaged communities. The profile of the current reentry cohort shows that prisoners are less prepared for reintegration and less connected to community-based social structures. Linkages between prisoner reentry and the related social policy domains of health policy, family and child welfare policy, workforce participation, civic participation, and racial disparities are examined to show the potential for more systematic reintegration policies. The article concludes with discussion of the implications of a reentry perspective for the development of new strategies for prisoner reintegration.

Future generations: the role of community-based organisations in supporting young people

2020 ◽  
pp. 283-300
Author(s):  
Adam Bonner
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Inclusive Development ◽  
Community Based ◽  
London Borough ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Community Dance ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Street

This chapter presents two non-statutory approaches aimed at engaging young people in the community. The Youth United Foundation (YUF) supports the development of well-established community-based organisations including the Scouts, Guides, and Boys' Brigade, joined recently by the creation of new uniformed youth organisations, including Fire and Police Cadets, to help significantly increase opportunities for young people from the most disadvantaged communities. Building on the place-based policies of the London Borough of Sutton, Sutton Community Dance (SCD) is an example of reimagining the local high street and prioritising shared places as an important context for building intergenerational bridges. Such a model of reimagination and creative agility will be critical in helping already challenged town centres to develop new possibilities for reform post the COVID-19 pandemic. This all-age inclusive development makes a significant contribution to the social determinants of health in this South London borough, through improvements in health and wellbeing and the promotion of self-actualisation.

scholarly journals Challenges for social policy and health policy in a shared economy

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 03007
Author(s):  
Mária Nováková ◽  
Eduard Burda ◽  
Silvia Capíková
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Science ◽  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Labour Law ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
Undeclared Work ◽  
The Social

The rapid and unrestrained growth of the shared economy segment surprised the legislators, theorists and scientists in labour law. The enormous development of the shared economy and digital platforms surprised many areas of social science that were unable to respond proactively and provide reliable solutions to emerging problems, that arise from the absence of basic rules and at least in partial regulation of the modern economy. There is no quality psychological and sociological research that would pave the way for legislation. Available psychological studies of the behaviour of the upcoming generation of “millennials” suggest some incentives for change, but not as much as the solution to the problems would require. In the article I will try to outline the social and health aspects of the shared economy that entails the philosophy of not owning, but borrowing. We will also focus our attention on the criminal aspects of undeclared work, possible tax evasion and unbalanced competition as a result of the organic development of the shared economy and digital platforms.

Is Democracy an Ethical Standard?

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
James Turner Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Ethical Standard ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
The Political ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
The Family ◽  
American Heritage ◽  
Political Ethic

This article explores the Western cultural traditions of democracy and freedom which form a political ethic deeply rooted in the underlying philosophical and theological American heritage. Theories of Machiavelli, Montesqieu, and Niebuhr support the notion that the potential for virtue is found in all individuals, who, through their undeniable freedoms, responsibilities, and participation, have the capability to establish a political community based on democracy, justice, and respect for human rights. Virtue, justice, morality, ethics, freedom, and democracy are all necessary elements for establishing and maintaining the political community. Can history serve to uphold democracy as an ethical standard of governance? The author suggests that the basic and cross-temporal cornerstones of morality; the family and religion serve as “intermediate” social structures in attaining the central virtues of a moral democracy.

Victorian Health Policy Reform: Impact on Community-based Health Promotion

1997 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Sharon Parkinson
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Policy Reform ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Community Action ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Impact

Since the Victorian Coalition Government was elected to office in 1992, community health policy has undergone considerable change as part of broader initiatives within the public sector. In the context of changing policy, concerns have been raised in the field of community health regarding the direction of community-based health promotion. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of policy reform on the conceptualisation, priority setting and practice of community-based health promotion. A series of interviews was conducted with a small sample of community health centre managers and staff within metropolitan Melbourne. Findings suggest that there has been a significant shift in the profile of community-based health promotion, with increasing emphasis on health promotion in clinical encounters and in groups, and less project work and community development. In terms of the principles of the Ottawa Charter, health promotion has moved away from the areas of community action and building healthy public policy as the centres focus increasingly on direct service provision. This study discusses the influences on and implications for the changing profile of community-based health promotion and considers directions for the future.

scholarly journals US Opinions on Health Determinants and Social Policy as Health Policy

2011 ◽  
Vol 101 (9) ◽  
pp. 1655-1663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Robert ◽  
Bridget C. Booske
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Health Determinants

Boxing and substance use rehabilitation: building skills and capacities in disadvantaged communities

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-559
Author(s):  
Sarah Morton ◽  
Karl O’Brien ◽  
Laura O’Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Disadvantaged Communities ◽  
Group Interviews ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Coaching Approach

Abstract This paper considers the role of the boxing training and mentoring in the context of the change processes for participants engaging in a twenty-week community based integrated fitness and education substance use rehabilitation programme. The study took place in an urban community in Dublin, Ireland within the context of neo-liberal systems of regulation and control of community based organizations. Focus group interviews with participants were carried out at midway (n = 17) and on completion (n = 14) of the programme and with practitioners (n = 8) midway and on completion of the programme. Transcripts were coded and themes associated with the participants’ experience of the programme and its interface with the wider community context: building relationships; physical and emotional impact of boxing skills training; boxing skills training and gender; understanding the mentoring role. The positive attributes associated with the ‘boxer’ identity has the potential to provide an alternative to ‘the addict’ identity within socially disadvantaged communities. It is argued that the boxing gym, particularly when nested within a range of educational and emotional supports, can become an empowering setting within a community. The coaching approach has the potential to challenge gendered norms in relation to sport and fitness, while also supporting participants to utilize their physical bodies with intent and focus. The inclusion of programme mentors is an important consideration for substance use rehabilitation programmes, especially within communities characterized by exclusion and isolation.

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