SOCI 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Scared Straight!, Mania, Removal Proceedings
22 Dec 2017
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Module 10 prisoner reentry: substance abuse, faith-based programs, halfway houses, Other correctional alternatives: barometers of success, market share. 2: signi cant impact on offender"s life recidivism, reentry courts > judges act as reentry managers overseeing convict"s return to community. Based on drug courts accountability courts. Use judicial power t o marshal resources to support prison"s reintegration promoting positive behavior. 2 types: carrot & stick reentry court. View inmates as dangerous whose behavior must be governed by power- coercive strategies such as redress & punishments and heavy handed tactics. More popular than strength-based: strength-based or restorative reentry court. Ask what positive contribution can the image make & focus on inmate"s strengths (re-integrative sharing as opposed to stigmatization) Second chance act 2007 : expands job training & placement services, calls for more reentry courts, improves ability to nd translatorial housing, & helps freed prisoners get mentoring (faith-based groups) Congress passed act to help more than 600,000 inmates.
