CCJS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: The Parole Officer, Halfway House, Prison Reform

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Criminology & Criminal Justice
• Course: CCJS 100
• Professor: Justine Madoo

Document Summary

Reentry: a limited period of supervision during which an inmate either moves to full liberty in the community or returns to prison for committing a new crime or for violating terms of parole. Increased efforts to address a wide range of issues that may affect successful reentry and to coordinate efforts among agencies at different levels of government. Factors contributing to the reentry problem: more inmates are automatically leaving prison, ready or not, when they meet the requirements of their sentence. No prerelease planning to make sure parolee has a job, housing, etc. Uneven commitment of resources for prison education, job training, and other rehabilitation programs designed to prepare inmates for their return to the community. The profile of returning prisoners has changed in ways that pose new challenges to successful reentry (i. e. the conviction offense and time served differ from 20 years ago)