Personally, I believe the most effective principle that was discussed was principle number two. Principle number two is evidence based programs. These programs I believe to be more effective because they have been proven to show the best results of extremely less recidivism. In class we watched the Ted Talk about a man who goes into prisons and helps teach them business techniques and gives them a business education. After the inmates in his program were released they had …show more content…
There is always room for improvement and there will always be updates and changes to these principles but I estimate that these are effective. This may not be enough to keep everyone out of prison but there are always those people who do not want to be helped. These five principles cover the basics of what is believed to help people better themselves. Principle number one benefits people by looking at them individually and helping them plan out their reentry. Principle number two gives them life skills, education, job skills, and other programs that help them on a case to case basis. Principle number three appeals to the prisoner’s emotional side and keeps them in touch with their families and loved ones. Principle number four makes sure they have housing out of the prison. Principle number five gives them information and accessible resources to use. Upon reentry all of these can be useful and certainly depends on what the individual person