Offender Reentry: Beyond Crime and Punishment

253 Pages·2013·1.327 MB·English

by  Elaine Gunnison, Jacqueline B. Helfgott

Offender
Reentry

Offender
Reentry
Beyond Crime & Punishment
Elaine Gunnison
Jacqueline B. Helfgott
boulder
london
Published in the United States of America in 2013 by
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
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© 2013 by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gunnison, Elaine.
Offender reentry : beyond crime and punishment / Elaine Gunnison and
Jacqueline B. Helfgott.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-58826-912-6 (hc : alk. paper)
1. Prisoners—Deinstitutionalization—United States. 2. Ex-convicts—Services for—
United States. 3. Criminals—Rehabilitation—United States. 4. Criminal Justice,
Administration of—United States. I. Helfgott, Jacqueline B. II. Title.
HV9304.G8 2013
365'.6630973—dc23
2013012998
British Cataloguing in Publication Data
A Cataloguing in Publication record for this book
is available from the British Library.
Printed and bound in the United States of America
The paper used in this publication meets the requirements
of the American National Standard for Permanence of
Paper for Printed Library Materials Z39.48-1992.
5 4 3 2 1
For all the wonderful boys in my life: Daniel, Zachary, and Evan
For my parents: Walter and Jane
—E. G.
For my daughter, Zalia, who fills my world with hope
—J. B. H.

Contents
Acknowledgments ix
1 Understanding Offender Reentry 1
2 Profiles of Transition and Reintegration 23
3 Managing Reentry Needs and Challenges 43
4 Gender Issues 65
5 Race/Ethnicity and Social Class 87
6 Offender Perspectives 107
7 Practitioner Perspectives 147
8 Policy Implications 171
Appendix: Notes on Methods and Data 195
References 201
Index 231
About the Book 241
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