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Getting Out and Staying Out
Anna
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Description for Getting Out and Staying Out
Paperback. Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates. Growing recognition of this and of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination has accelerated 'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. This report looks at the effectiveness of these strategies in detail through three case studies of 'Resettlement Pathfinders' projects. Series: Researching Criminal Justice Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: JKVQ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 170. .
Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates, fuelled by major social problems. Growing recognition of this, and of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination, has accelerated 'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. The 'Resettlement Pathfinders' tested several new partnership-based approaches. This report evaluates three probation-led projects which combined practical assistance with interventions to improve motivation and capacity to change. Their key feature was the delivery of a cognitive-motivational programme ('FOR - A Change') specially designed for short-termers. The study found this produced significant changes in attitude, as well as greater 'continuity' (voluntary post-release contact between offenders and project staff) than previous approaches. It also found ... Read more
Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates, fuelled by major social problems. Growing recognition of this, and of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination, has accelerated 'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. The 'Resettlement Pathfinders' tested several new partnership-based approaches. This report evaluates three probation-led projects which combined practical assistance with interventions to improve motivation and capacity to change. Their key feature was the delivery of a cognitive-motivational programme ('FOR - A Change') specially designed for short-termers. The study found this produced significant changes in attitude, as well as greater 'continuity' (voluntary post-release contact between offenders and project staff) than previous approaches. It also found ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Researching Criminal Justice Series
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348173
SKU
V9781861348173
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99-50
About Anna
Anna Clancy is Senior Research Officer in the Community Safety Unit in the National Assembly for Wales. Kirsty Hudson is a lecturer in criminology at Cardiff University, UK. Mike Maguire is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Cardiff University, UK. Richard Peake is engaged in research at University of Hull,UK. Peter Raynor is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice ... Read more
Reviews for Getting Out and Staying Out
"There is much to learn from this detailed but readable research study about what works with short-term prisoners." Involve