Offender reentry

Offender reentry: beyond crime & punishment

by Gunnison, Elaine

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"In this comprehensive exploration of the core issues surrounding offender reentry, Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline Helfgott highlight the constant tension between policies meant to ensure smooth reintegration and the social forces--especially the stigma of a criminal record--that can prevent it from happening. Gunnison and Helfgott focus on the factors that enhance reentry success as they address challenges related to race, class, and gender. Drawing on accounts from corrections professionals a…

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  • Full title :Offender reentry : beyond crime & punishment / Elaine Gunnison, Jacqueline B. Helfgott.

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"In this comprehensive exploration of the core issues surrounding offender reentry, Elaine Gunnison and Jacqueline Helfgott highlight the constant tension between policies meant to ensure smooth reintegration and the social forces--especially the stigma of a criminal record--that can prevent it from happening. Gunnison and Helfgott focus on the factors that enhance reentry success as they address challenges related to race, class, and gender. Drawing on accounts from corrections professionals and former inmates to illustrate the real-life consequences of reentry policy, they shed light on one of the key criminal justice issues of our time."--Publisher's description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (251 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781626372771, 1626372772
  • oclc:ocn908042507
  • LC Classification:HV9304
  • Dewey Decimal:365/.6630973

Table of Contents

Understanding offender reentry -- Profiles of transition and reintegration -- Managing reentry needs and challenges -- Gender issues -- Race/ethnicity and social class -- Offender perspectives -- Practitioner perspectives -- Policy implications.

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Subjects

Criminal justice, Administration of Criminal justice, Administration of -- … Criminals -- Rehabilitation Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- United S… Ex-convicts -- Services for Ex-convicts -- Services for -- United S… Ex-détenus -- Services -- États-Unis Justice pénale -- Administration -- Éta… Prisoners -- Deinstitutionalization Prisoners -- Deinstitutionalization -- … Réhabilitation -- États-Unis SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology United States

Writers

Gunnison, Elaine Helfgott, Jacqueline B.

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