After Prison - Navigating Employment and Reintegration (Paperback)

Employment for former prisoners is a critical pathway toward reintegration into society and is central to the processes of desistance from crime. Nevertheless, the economic climate in Western countries has aggravated the ability of former prisoners and people with criminal records to find gainful employment.After Prison opens with a former prisoner's story of reintegration employment experiences. Next,relying on a combination of research interviews, quantitative data, and literature, contributors present an international comparative review of Canada's evolving criminal record legislation; the promotive features of employment; the complex constraints and stigma former prisoners encounter as they seek employment; and the individual and societal benefits of assistingformer prisoners attain ""gainful"" employment. A main theme throughout is the interrelationship between employment and other central conditions necessary for safety and sustenance. This book offers suggestions for criminal record policy amendments and new reintegration practices that would assist individuals in the search for employment. Using the evidence and research findings of practitioners and scholars in social work,criminology and law, psychology, and other related fields, the contributors concentrate on strategies that will reduce the stigma of having been in prison; foster supportive relationships between social and legal agencies and prisons and parole systems; and encourage individually tailored resources and training following release of individuals.

General

Imprint:	Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	December 2017
Editors:	Rose Ricciardelli • Adrienne M F Peters
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-77112-316-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Employment & labour law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Social classes > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > Rehabilitation of offenders
LSN:	1-77112-316-8
Barcode:	9781771123167

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