Offender Reentry Rethinking Criminology and Criminal Justice

Almost 2,000 people are released from prison every day in the United States. Within three years, two thirds will be rearrested, and nearly half will return to prison for a new crime or parole violation. Though there has been progress of reentry initiatives in recent years, the academic literature has not kept pace. Offendery Reentry: Issues in the 21st Century presents qualitative and quantitative analyses of contemporary reentry issues through original and never-before-published research articles from high-profile academic and agency scholars. This thought-provoking text addresses all of the societal factors that affect the prisoner's reentry as well as the effects on the community - political, economic, academic, public safety, etc.

PartI Reentry in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter1 Reentry: Parole By Any Other Name by Mario Paparozzi & Roger Guy
PartII From the Inside Out: Prison Programs and Staff Attitudes Toward Organizational Change featuring the Voices of Scott Middlebrooks and Erica Smith
Chapter2 Cultural Challenges: Implementing Reentry Reform at a Correctional Facility by Danielle S. Rudes, Jennifer Lerch, Jill Viglione, & Faye S. Taxman
Chapter3 Prison Work: Transforming Identity and Reducing Recidivism by Kerry L. Edwards
Chapter4 A Second Chance? Challenges in Implementing and Assessing Offender Reentry Dara C. Drawbridge, Carlos E. Monteiro, & Natasha A. Frost
PartIII Coming Home Quicker: What Can Jails do to Break the Cycle featuring the Voices of Connie Bookman and Kara Hood
Chapter5 Addressing the Unique Challenges of Jail Reentry by Jim Parsons
Chapter6 6. Factors Associated with Recidivism among Reentry Program Participants in the Jail Setting: Results and Recommendations by Christine Tartaro & Marissa P. Levy
PartIV They're Out...Now What? Supporting Successful Reentry featuring the Voices of Russ Szafran, Brian Davis, and Duane Roshell
Chapter7 Unmet Need: A Survey of State Resources at the Moment of Reentry by Joseph Rukus & Jodi Lane
Chapter8 Using 20 Minutes Wisely: Community Supervision Officers as Agents of Change by Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Melissa Alexander, & Charles Robinson
Chapter9 Employers' Willingness to Hire Formerly Convicted Felons in Northwest Florida by Cheryl G. Swanson, Courtney W. Schnippert, & Amanda L. Tryling
Chapter10 Men's Network Relationships and Reentry Experiences by Jennifer Scroggins & Hoan Bui
Chapter11 When Troubled Offenders Come Home: Removing Barriers to Reentry for Offenders with Mental Illness by Sarah M. Manchak & Francis T. Cullen
Chapter12 Managing the Reentry Transition with Substance Use Propensities: Insights from a Sample of Parolees in a Small, Industrialized Midwestern City by Eric Grommon & Jason Rydberg
PartVI What Works? Assessment of Reentry Initiatives featuring the Voices of Randall Lockhart, Gayle Littleton, and Otis Wilson
Chapter13 Evaluating a Juvenile Reentry Program: An Elusive Target by William H. Barton, G. Roger Jarjoura, & Andre B. Rosay
Chapter14 What Works Here? A Methodology for Evaluating Local Reentry Programming by Marilyn Brown, Janet Davidson, Joseph Allen, & Sherilyn K. Tavares
Chapter15 Lessons on Prisoner Reentry Program Implementation from the San Diego SB618 Experience by Darlanne Hoctor Mulmat, Lisbeth Howard, Liz Doroski, & Cynthia Burke
Chapter16 Prison, Reentry, and Offenders' Perceptions of Correctional Punishments Peter B. Wood & David C. May
Chapter17 Coming to a Crossroads: A Critical Look at the Sustainability of the Prisoner Reentry Movement by Brett Garland & Eric Wodahl