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Author Hattery, Angela.

Title Prisoner reentry and social capital : the long road to reintegration / Angela Hattery and Earl Smith.

Publication Info. Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2010]
©2010

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  365.647 H366P    Check Shelf
Description x, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and index.
Contents Introduction to the issue : Who are reentry felons and why does this matter? -- Barriers to reentry and increased recidivism -- The role of addiction -- The role of sexual abuse in childhood -- The special case of women -- The impact of social capital on reentry -- The special case of exonerees -- Where do we go from here? : policy implications.
Summary "Hattery and Smith's book On prisoner reentry and social capital is of society-wide interest to criminologists, policymakers, prisoners and their families, community workers, and just ordinary folk who want a better under standing of the problem of revolving-door criminality. The authors discuss the practical matters that can serve as barriers to, as well as avenues for, change to a healthy and socially productive life for former convicts and their communities. With social capital--employment, housing, support networks, supervision, drug and sexual offense rehab--we can greatly reduce the expense and tragedy of recurring crime, Hattery and Smith offer a unique examination through a series of revealing interviews with ex-prisoners shored up by inarguable data analysis and a historical background of failed policies of a wasteful but eminently fixable social problem "--Bonnie Berry Social Problem Research group.
Prisoner Reentry and Social Capital takes as its starting point interviews with twenty-five men and women during the summer of 2008 about their experiences with reentering the "free world" after a period of incar ceration. By analyzing the experiences of these men and women, Angela Hattery and Earl Smith take an in-depth look at the factors that hamper successful reentry and illustrate some successes and failures, Tho book examines individual characteristics that inhibit successful reentry such as addiction and sex offender status, as well as the unique challenges faced by women. Hattery and Smith also focus on the role that social capital plays as one of the most important factors shaping the reentry experience. These interviews and analyses provide a deeper and more precise understanding of the biases faced by reentry felons in the labor market and works to address the key barriers to reentry in hopes of aiding in their elimination --Book Jacket.
Subject Prisoners -- Deinstitutionalization -- United States.
Ex-convicts -- Employment -- United States.
Social capital (Sociology) -- United States.
Ex-convicts -- Employment. (OCoLC)fst00917425
Prisoners -- Deinstitutionalization. (OCoLC)fst01077117
Social capital (Sociology) (OCoLC)fst01122281
capital social (sociologie) -- ex-prisonnier -- réintégration sociale -- Etats-Unis.
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author Smith, Earl, 1946-
Added Title Prisoner re-entry and social capital
ISBN 9780739143889 (cloth: alkaline paper)
0739143883 (cloth: alkaline paper)
9780739143896 (paperback : alkaline paper)
0739143891 (paperback : alkaline paper)
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