cjm 56: Resettlement
Penny Fraser and Una Padel put this issue in context.
'California Dreamin': are we heading towards a national offender 'waste management' service? (Adobe PDF, 52KB) - Shadd Maruna describes the dramatic increase of prison ‘recalls’ in California, and warns that the UK may be heading toward a system of offender ‘recycling’ rather than resettlement.
Release and Resettlement: the perspectives of older prisoners (Adobe PDF, 29KB)- Elaine Crawley reports on research into the pre-release experiences of older prisoners, and points to the need for a national strategy.
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 56
- EDITORIAL
Penny Fraser and Una Padel put this issue in context. - RESETTLEMENT, THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT 2003 AND NOMS: PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS
Rod Morgan saw the crisis points in prisoner resettlement as Chief Inspector of Probation. Here he identifies the need for immediate reassessment and change under the new National Offender Management Service. - 'CALIFORNIA DREAMIN': ARE WE HEADING TOWARD A NATIONAL OFFENDER 'WASTE MANAGEMENT' SERVICE? -
Shadd Maruna describes the dramatic increase of prison 'recalls' in California, and warns that the UK may be heading toward a system of offender 'recycling' rather than resettlement. - RELEASE AND RESETTLEMENT: THE PERSPECTIVES OF OLDER PRISONERS (AVAILABLE AS PDF) - 29KB
Elaine Crawley reports on research into the pre-release experiences of older prisoners, and points to the need for a national strategy. - FROM REDEMPTION TO REHABILITATION TO RESETTLEMENT
Andy Bain reviews historical shifts of attitude toward changing offending behaviour. - RESETTLEMENT, PAROLE AND THE HOME PROBATION OFFICER
What a difference a solid release plan makes to Parole Board decisions. Jo Dobry tells the tale of two brothers. - THE RESETTLEMENT DIRECTORATE: ACHIEVEMENT, NEW CHALLENGES
Peter Wrench identifies areas for improvement and progress on resettlement work for the Prison Service. - TACKLING SOCIAL EXCLUSION THROUGH POSITIVE PATHWAYS TO RESETTLEMENT
Paul Senior describes a local resettlement strategy on integrated working that could feed into the national agenda. - THE REDUCING RE-OFFENDING ACTION PLAN AND PRISONER RESETTLEMENT
Joy Dalkin and Una Padel examine the Home Office's long-awaited response to the SEU report on reducing reoffending by ex-prisoners. - PRISONER RESETTLEMENT AND ACCOMMODATION: CHALLENGES FOR THE NEW CORRECTIONS
Penny Fraser and Roger Grimshaw identify areas needing development to create a comprehensive accommodation strategy. - RESETTLEMENT PLUS
Ian Galbraith describes Nacro's development of housing advice and brokerage for prisoners under 'Prison Service Plus'.. - RESETTLEMENT OF SHORT-TERM PRISONERS: SOME NEW APPROACHES
Mike Maguire puts the inadequacies of resettlement services for short-term prisoners in historical context, and describes some encouraging recent innovations: 'Pathfinders', mentoring and regional strategies. - RESETTLEMENT OF YOUNG OFFENDERS: CAN PRACTICE MAKE PERFECT?
Neal Hazel discusses some key challenges and opportunities in moving forward practice in the resettlement of juvenile prisoners in England and Wales. - 'MAKING IT ON THE OUT': THE RESETTLEMENT NEEDS OF WOMEN OFFENDERS
Loraine Gelsthorpe describes structural hurdles - and notable developments - in the area of women's resettlement. - THE 'WORD' ON EDUCATION IN PRISON: RADIO WANNO
Nathalie McDermott describes an innovative training project with links to the world outside. - EDUCATION AND EMPLOYABILITY: APEX SCOTLAND
Bernadette Monaghan provides information on a voluntary agency working in Scottish prisons. - CM UPDATE
Una Padel outlines recent criminal justice findings and developments. - NOTES FOR CONTRIBUTORS CRIMINALS OR CITIZENS? PRISONER COUNCILS AND REHABILITATION
Enver Solomon summarises a recent report on how prisoner councils encourage offenders to take on the responsibilities of citizenship. - RESETTLING MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS
Jonathon E Lynch and Steven Skinner describe hurdles to the resettlement of mentally ill offenders, including the prejudices of the public and policy-makers. - DRUG TREATMENT: THE IMPORTANCE OF AFTERCARE
Paul Turnbull argues that providing comprehensive aftercare services for drug using offenders will increase the effectiveness of prison-based drug treatment. - THE RESETTLEMENT NEEDS OF FOREIGN NATIONAL OFFENDERS
Hindpal Singh Bhui recommends action to address the resettlement needs of a sizable, but often forgotten, segment of the British prison population.