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Getting out and staying out - Results of the prisoner Resettlement Pathfinders (Paperback, New)
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Getting out and staying out - Results of the prisoner Resettlement Pathfinders (Paperback, New)
Series: Researching Criminal Justice series
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Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates,
fuelled by major social problems. Growing recognition of this, and
of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination, has accelerated
'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. The
'Resettlement Pathfinders' tested several new partnership-based
approaches. This report evaluates three probation-led projects
which combined practical assistance with interventions to improve
motivation and capacity to change. Their key feature was the
delivery of a cognitive-motivational programme ('FOR - A Change')
specially designed for short-termers. The study found this produced
significant changes in attitude, as well as greater 'continuity'
(voluntary post-release contact between offenders and project
staff) than previous approaches. It also found evidence of
association between continuity and reduced reconviction. Overall,
the findings support resettlement strategies based on fostering and
nurturing offenders' motivation to change, facilitating access to
services, and 'through the gate' contact with staff or volunteers
with whom a relationship has already been built. The research
offers findings and insights of practical value to probation and
prison officers, as well as staff of other agencies that work with
prisoners and ex-prisoners. The report should also be read by penal
policy-makers, criminology/criminal justice academics and students,
and those engaged in staff training.
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