The conference summary report synthesizes key aspects of the Prisons to Home project including the state symposium discussions, conference plenary and break-out sessions, and the research papers developed for the conference.
Justice-Involved Populations
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Advanced SearchA Woman's Journey Home: The Effect of Incarcerat ion and Reentry on Children, Families and Communities
Over the past 25 years our knowledge and understanding of women's lives have increased dramatically. The new information has impacted and improved services for women in the fields of health, education, employment, mental health, substance abuse, and trauma treatment.
The Skill Sets and Health Care Needs of Released Offenders
This review updates the previous literature on what we know about inmate needs and the programs designed to address those needs. A more neutral terminology than inmate "deficits" or "needs" is used by referring to the different domains as "skill sets." A skill implies mastery and competence rather than a personal liability.
Incarceration, Reentry, and Social Capital: Social Networks in the Balance
Reentry may be thought of as a community-level process when it occurs in high concentrations. The concepts of social capital and collective efficacy have been used to explain the production and maintenance of disadvantage and its consequences.
Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration
This paper provides an overview of family matters during incarceration as one means of informing public debate and actions in this emerging area of social policy and practice. The problems that families face when a parent is incarcerated and the strategies they use to manage those problems are described.
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
This paper addresses the psychological impact of incarceration and its implications for post-prison freeworld adjustment.
Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services: An Exploration of Overlapping Needs, Resources, and Interests in Brooklyn Neighborhoods
Presentation/slides of the topic. [PDF - 16 pages]
Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children
For imprisoned mothers, one of the greatest punishments incarceration carries with it is separation from their children. As one mother put it, "I can do time alone OK. But its not knowing what's happening to my son that hurts most". As this quote suggests, when parents are incarcerated, "what's happening" to their children is a great concern. It is a concern for us as well.
The Antisocial Behavior of the Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective
By virtue of their developmental stage, it is the adolescents of incarcerated parents who have the potential to have the greatest impact on society at large, and in this paper, we focus on the most powerful problem that they can exhibit, antisocial behavior.
Exploring the Needs and Risks of the Returning Prisoner Population
Much has and continues to be written and discussed on the topic of released prisoners.