Preparing Convicts For Law Abiding Lives
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Preparing Convicts For Law Abiding Lives
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Author : Daniel Glaser
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 1995-11-02
Preparing Convicts For Law Abiding Lives written by Daniel Glaser and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-11-02 with Social Science categories.
This analysis of corrections' pioneer Richard A. McGee draws upon his many lucid writings, on comments by those who worked closely with him, and on interviews with McGee himself and others. This book interprets his efforts, accomplishments, and limitations in their historical context, yet relates them all to current possibilities and problems in crime control. In 23 years of directing California corrections, and in his national leadership that included 16 active years following retirement, McGee promoted both reformation and control of convicts. His efforts helped make staffing prisons a non-political career service, improved inmate academic and vocational education, divided large prisons into quite autonomous smaller units, expanded treatment for drug addicts, fostered prisoner contacts with their families, and encouraged new types of counseling. He also developed more intensive supervision and assistance for both parolees and probationers. And, perhaps most importantly, he created a golden age for rigorous evaluation research in corrections, including assessment of practices by controlled experiments. He brilliantly gained both bipartisan support for these innovations and for changes in criminal laws.
Criminal Reform
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Author : Quintan B. Mallenhoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-01-01
Criminal Reform written by Quintan B. Mallenhoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-01 with Criminals categories.
The prison population in the United States has been growing steadily for more over 30 years. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that each year more than 650,000 offenders are released into the community and almost 5 million ex-offenders are under some form of community-based supervision. Offender re-entry can include all the activities and programming conducted to prepare ex-convicts to return safely to the community and to live as law-abiding citizens. Some ex-offenders, however, eventually end up back in prison. The most recent national-level recidivism study is 10 years old; this study showed that two-thirds of ex-offenders released in 1994 came back into contact with the criminal justice system within three years of their release. Compared with the average American, ex-offenders are less educated, less likely to be gainfully or substance abuse -- all of which have been shown to be risk factors. Three phases are associated with offender re-entry programs: programs that take place during incarceration, which aim to prepare offenders for their eventual release; programs that take place during offenders' release period, which seek to connect ex offenders with the various services they may require; and long-term programs that take place as ex-offenders permanently reintegrate into their communities, which attempt to provide offenders with support and supervision. There is a wide array of offender re-entry program designs, and these programs can differ significantly in range, scope, and methodology. Researchers in the offender re-entry field have suggested that the best programs begin during incarceration and extend throughout the release and reintegration process. Despite the relative lack of research in the field of offender re-entry , an emerging "what works" literature has shown that programs focusing on work training and placement, drug and mental health treatment, and housing assistance have proven to be effective. This book attacks these problems head on.
Access Device Fraud And Related Financial Crimes
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Author : Jerry Iannacci
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2020-03-05
Access Device Fraud And Related Financial Crimes written by Jerry Iannacci and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-05 with Business & Economics categories.
Access Device Fraud and Related Financial Crimes offers front-line exposure. It is a reference text that affords the student, financial investigator or law enforcement professional a true insight into a wide spectrum of criminal activity involving financial crimes. This book brings the reader back to the scene of cases in which the intensity and ma
Reform In The Making
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Author : Ann Chih Lin
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2002-06-10
Reform In The Making written by Ann Chih Lin and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-10 with Social Science categories.
Is it time to give up on rehabilitating criminals? Record numbers of Americans are going to prison, and most of them will eventually return to society with a high chance of becoming repeat offenders. But a decision to abandon rehabilitation programs now would be premature warns Ann Chih Lin, who finds that little attention has been given to how these programs are actually implemented and why they tend to fail. In Reform in the Making, she not only supplies much-needed information on the process of program implementation but she also considers its social context, the daily realities faced by prison staff and inmates. By offering an in-depth look at common rehabilitation programs currently in operation--education, job training, and drug treatment--and examining how they are used or misused, Lin offers a practical approach to understanding their high failure rate and how the situation could be improved. Based on extensive observation and over 350 interviews with staff and prisoners in five medium-security male prisons, the book contrasts successfully implemented programs with subverted, abandoned, or neglected programs (those which staff reject or which do not teach prisoners anything useful). Lin explains that staff and prisoners have little patience with programs aimed at long-range goals when they must face the ongoing, immediate challenge of surviving prison life. Finding incentives to make both sides participate fully in rehabilitation is among the book's many contributions to improving prison policy.
Selective Incapacitation And Public Policy
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Author : Kathleen Auerhahn
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2003-10-09
Selective Incapacitation And Public Policy written by Kathleen Auerhahn and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-09 with Social Science categories.
Using cutting-edge methodologies, this book evaluates California's measures to protect the public from dangerous criminals.
Federal Probation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Federal Probation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Crime categories.
Behind Bars
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Author : Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2002-05-01
Behind Bars written by Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-01 with Social Science categories.
A judge hands down a stretch in a local, state, or federal prison. It’s time for some serious life lessons. With the crime rates soaring in the United States and the prison population growing faster than at any time in American history, staying alive and well—both mentally and physically—is tougher than ever. Behind Bars breaks down the bars on prison survival with a hard look at the realities of incarceration. Learn what it really takes to: • Avoid being sexually abused, stabbed, beaten, or even killed. • Identify deadly prison gangs. • Keep your own attorney from taking advantage of you. • Get edible food and stay as healthy as possible. • Learn the realities and untangle red tape of conjugal visits. • Successfully navigate the complex parole system. • Stay alive during a prison riot.
Offender Reentry
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Author : Micah J. Hiram
language : en
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Release Date : 2014
Offender Reentry written by Micah J. Hiram and has been published by Nova Science Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with Criminals categories.
The prison population in the United States has been growing steadily for over 30 years. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that since 2000 an average of 680,000 inmates have been released annually from state and federal prisons and almost 5 million ex-offenders are under some form of community-based supervision. Offender re-entry can include all the activities and programming conducted to prepare ex-convicts to return safely to the community and to live as law-abiding citizens. The federal government's involvement in offender re-entry programs typically occurs through grant funding, which is available through a wide array of federal programs at the Departments of Justice, Labor, Education, and Health and Human Services. However, only a handful of grant programs in the federal government are designed explicitly for offender re-entry purposes. This book discusses the correctional statistics, reintegration of released offenders into communities, and recidivism.
When Prisoners Come Home
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Author : Joan Petersilia
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-21
When Prisoners Come Home written by Joan Petersilia and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-21 with Social Science categories.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of jailed Americans leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious social and psychological problems after release. Fewer than one in three prisoners receive substance abuse or mental health treatment while incarcerated, and each year fewer and fewer participate in the dwindling number of vocational or educational pre-release programs, leaving many all but unemployable. Not surprisingly, the great majority is rearrested, most within six months of their release. What happens when all those sent down the river come back up--and out? As long as there have been prisons, society has struggled with how best to help prisoners reintegrate once released. But the current situation is unprecedented. As a result of the quadrupling of the American prison population in the last quarter century, the number of returning offenders dwarfs anything in America's history. What happens when a large percentage of inner-city men, mostly Black and Hispanic, are regularly extracted, imprisoned, and then returned a few years later in worse shape and with dimmer prospects than when they committed the crime resulting in their imprisonment? What toll does this constant "churning" exact on a community? And what do these trends portend for public safety? A crisis looms, and the criminal justice and social welfare system is wholly unprepared to confront it. Drawing on dozens of interviews with inmates, former prisoners, and prison officials, Joan Petersilia convincingly shows us how the current system is failing, and failing badly. Unwilling merely to sound the alarm, Petersilia explores the harsh realities of prisoner reentry and offers specific solutions to prepare inmates for release, reduce recidivism, and restore them to full citizenship, while never losing sight of the demands of public safety. As the number of ex-convicts in America continues to grow, their systemic marginalization threatens the very society their imprisonment was meant to protect. America spent the last decade debating who should go to prison and for how long. Now it's time to decide what to do when prisoners come home.
Corrections Today
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Corrections Today written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Corrections categories.
