When prisoners come home : parole and prisoner reentry

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

Preface. 1. Introduction and Overview. 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...

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Main Author: Petersilia, Joan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009, ©2003.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Parole > United States.
Criminals > Rehabilitation > United States.
Criminals > Rehabilitation
Parole
United States
dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.
  • BibliographyIndex.

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