Prisoner reentry and crime in America / edited by Jeremy Travis, Christy Visher.

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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in criminology (Cambridge University Press)Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 264 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511345203
0511345208
9780511343254
0511343256
9780511813580
0511813589

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Prisoner reentry and crime in America.DDC classification:

364.8/0973 22

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HV9304 .P74 2005eb

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Contents:

From cell to society : who is returning home? / Joan Petersilia -- Reentry as a transient state between liberty and recommitment / Alfred Blumstein and Allen J. Beck -- The contribution of ex-prisoners to crime rates / Richard Rosenfeld, Joel Wallman, and Robert Fornango -- Does supervision matter? / Anne Morrison Piehl and Stefan F. LoBuglio -- The impact of imprisonment on the desistance process / Shadd Maruna and Hans Toch -- Communities and reentry : concentrated reentry cycling / Todd Clear, Elin Waring, and Kristen Scully -- Work and family perspectives on reentry / Christopher Uggen, Sara Wakefield, and Bruce Western -- Considering the policy implications / Jeremy Travis and Christy Visher.

Summary: The contributors question the causes of public concern about the number of returning prisoners, the public safety consequences of prisoners returning to the community and the political and law enforcement responses to the issue.

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The contributors question the causes of public concern about the number of returning prisoners, the public safety consequences of prisoners returning to the community and the political and law enforcement responses to the issue.

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