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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462665503321

Autore

Grommon Eric L

Titolo

Prisoner reentry programs [[electronic resource] ] : penetrating the black box for better theory and practice / / Eric L. Grommon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-59332-630-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship

Disciplina

364.8

Soggetti

Criminals - Rehabilitation - United States

Ex-convicts - United States

Ex-convicts - Rehabilitation - United States

Recidivism - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Development of Reentry Knowledge; Chapter 2: Contextualizing Reentry from Theory to Practice; Chapter 3: Methodology of the Study; Chapter 4: Study Results and Findings; Chapter 5: Conclusions and Recommendations for the Future; Notes; Appendix 1: Contextual Information on Broader Program Evaluation; Appendix 2: Sensitivity Verification of Treatment Dosage and Processes Multivariate Regression Models; Appendix 3: Sensitivity Verification of Relapse and Recidivism Multivariate Regression Models

Appendix 4: Sensitivity Verification of Relapse and RecidivismMultivariate Regression Models Controlling forTreatment Dosage and ProcessesAppendix 5: Sobel Test (1986) of Indirect Effects; Appendix 6: Alternative Modeling of Interaction Terms for Housing Stability and Employment Stability; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Upon release from prison, individuals must manage a complex mix of interrelated challenges. Housing, employment, and substance abuse treatment have been identified as three of the most pressing dimensions of prisoner reentry. Grommon explores how these challenges interact and affect levels of relapse and recidivism. Housing and employment are important antecedents that shape participation in



substance abuse treatment and relapse. In turn, these initial effects directly or indirectly influence recidivism. The findings highlight the need to further explore reentry challenges and lead to a number