Convicts Reentering into Communities
Reentering the community could be looked at as the start of a new life for convicts. However, it remains an issue because little is usually done to help those released adjust to society. If a convict is incarcerated for more than a year, communities, technology, government, laws, the job market, and family dynamics can all go through changes and affect them when released. These alterations could strain the chances of an offender returning to a better life. The way this can be prevented is by establishing one national reentry program, which offers all of the guidelines of previous attempts to succeed. By discussing the success of individual programs, pointing out null factors from previous attempts, and …show more content…
The article Offender Transition and Reentry (2008), by Peggy Burke, makes references to the reason why a national corrections program did not work. The program was called the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and was run by the Reentry Handbook to improve the reentry transition. The problems that plagued this program were agency fragmentation, lack of case management strategy, and offender employability. To counterbalance the digress of the NIC, there was another program set up called the Integrated Case Management and Supervision (ICMS), which was run by the same handbook (Burke, 2008). By having a set list of guidelines that the new program would follow, not necessarily a handbook, but one where guidelines can be altered if needed would be a neat addition. An example of a national reentry program that had elements of success was examined by the article The International Association of Reentry (2005), by Edward Rhine and Reginald Wilkinson. The article pointed out that it was easy to point out why individual state efforts failed in certain areas. The national program discussed is called the International Association of Reentry (IAR), and highlighted the need for police, probation officers, educators, family and community involvement. While it seems this program would have no flaws, the program has annual meetings in …show more content…
The addition of community input would help bring in resources and support surely needed by convicts. Consisting in the article Offender Reentry: What it Means to the Law Enforcement Community (2008), by Leonard Sipes, is emphasis on the support that neighboring community facilities have for the District of Columbia’s reentry program. This program is called Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), and it is supported by local faith-based facilities. Support by these facilities is solely based on the promised safety being provided by the success of the program. The facilities provide probationer’s drug rehab, clothing, housing, and health benefits. The Reentry and Sanctions Center, run by the CSOSA, says that the support by the faith facilities has helped reintroduce one thousand offenders every year (Sipes, 2008). For the previous program’s to have success based on the resources supplied by faith-based facilities, arises the concept of asking faith-based organizations to be involved nationally. A similar form of support was brought up in the journal Partnerships with Local Law Enforcement and Community Agencies (2008), by Ashbel Wall. Having discussed the good idea of partnering police departments and correction offices, the program set up is supported by non-profit groups, like Turning Around Ministries. These groups provide service staff, food, clothing,
Reentering the community could be looked at as the start of a new life for convicts. However, it remains an issue because little is usually done to help those released adjust to society. If a convict is incarcerated for more than a year, communities, technology, government, laws, the job market, and family dynamics can all go through changes and affect them when released. These alterations could strain the chances of an offender returning to a better life. The way this can be prevented is by establishing one national reentry program, which offers all of the guidelines of previous attempts to succeed. By discussing the success of individual programs, pointing out null factors from previous attempts, and …show more content…
The article Offender Transition and Reentry (2008), by Peggy Burke, makes references to the reason why a national corrections program did not work. The program was called the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), and was run by the Reentry Handbook to improve the reentry transition. The problems that plagued this program were agency fragmentation, lack of case management strategy, and offender employability. To counterbalance the digress of the NIC, there was another program set up called the Integrated Case Management and Supervision (ICMS), which was run by the same handbook (Burke, 2008). By having a set list of guidelines that the new program would follow, not necessarily a handbook, but one where guidelines can be altered if needed would be a neat addition. An example of a national reentry program that had elements of success was examined by the article The International Association of Reentry (2005), by Edward Rhine and Reginald Wilkinson. The article pointed out that it was easy to point out why individual state efforts failed in certain areas. The national program discussed is called the International Association of Reentry (IAR), and highlighted the need for police, probation officers, educators, family and community involvement. While it seems this program would have no flaws, the program has annual meetings in …show more content…
The addition of community input would help bring in resources and support surely needed by convicts. Consisting in the article Offender Reentry: What it Means to the Law Enforcement Community (2008), by Leonard Sipes, is emphasis on the support that neighboring community facilities have for the District of Columbia’s reentry program. This program is called Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), and it is supported by local faith-based facilities. Support by these facilities is solely based on the promised safety being provided by the success of the program. The facilities provide probationer’s drug rehab, clothing, housing, and health benefits. The Reentry and Sanctions Center, run by the CSOSA, says that the support by the faith facilities has helped reintroduce one thousand offenders every year (Sipes, 2008). For the previous program’s to have success based on the resources supplied by faith-based facilities, arises the concept of asking faith-based organizations to be involved nationally. A similar form of support was brought up in the journal Partnerships with Local Law Enforcement and Community Agencies (2008), by Ashbel Wall. Having discussed the good idea of partnering police departments and correction offices, the program set up is supported by non-profit groups, like Turning Around Ministries. These groups provide service staff, food, clothing,