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When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) 1st Edition

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Product Details

  • Series: Studies in Crime and Public Policy
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (April 21, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195386124
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195386127
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 0.7 x 6.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat! Practical book for all interested in criminal justice
By Darcy Purvis on March 14, 2003
Format: Hardcover
This book deals with the most important topic of the coming decade for the criminal justice system: what to do when all of the massive numbers of criminals we have sent to prison come home. Petersilia not only describes all of the legal and practical hurdles criminals face when they begin reintegration, but she identifies how we can actually help them return to the community. This book is an easy read with an invaluable compilation of the latest statistics and summary of the challenges of life after incarceration.
Petersilia has written an academic piece with both theoretical and policy influence. It is a must read for criminologists, but most importantly for all practitioners in the criminal justice system from police and prosecution to corrections and parole. For students, the book provides a necessary education of the implications of recent law and public policy.
This is an excellent text for all of those interested in the criminal justice system. Petersilia succinctly describes what we have done wrong, then she provides recommendations for the future.
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5.0 out of 5 starsIt's about time!
By James Mowrey on March 14, 2003
Format: Hardcover
In "When Prisoners Come Home," Petersilia not only describes parole and reentry, but also the impact the war on drugs has had on young people. In short: too many people to prison, too many prisoner returns, and in the end--too many lost lives. The author also outlines the impact of a number of unintended consequences for families, communities, and children of the prisoners coming home.
There hasn't been a book written on parole in over 30 years. This is a much needed publication and should be read by anyone interested in corrections and sentencing policy. However, anyone with even a casual interest in current correction's issues will find this book engaging, interesting, and easy to read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA long-term prisoner's perspective
By PrisonNewsBlog.com on July 3, 2009
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Posted on behalf of Michael G. Santos author of Inside: Life Behind Bars in America. Michael Santos is currently in his 23rd year inside the federal prison system. He anticipates release in 2012.

Date Read: May 6, 2009
Title: When Prisoners Come Home
Author: Joan Petersilia, PhD
Publisher: Oxford University Press (2003)
Nonfiction/296 pages
When Prisoners Come Home was the seventh book I read in 2009

What I learned from reading When Prisoners Come Home:
This was the first academic book I have read in many years, and I enjoyed reading it more than any other academic book that I can remember. The subject matter was and is of intense interest to me for obvious reasons. This book alarmed me with the horrifying statistics, some of which I knew, others of which I did not. I knew about the high recidivism rates, of course, as I have been reading for years that two out of every three released prisoners return to confinement.

What I did not know prior to reading Professor Petersilia's book was the overwhelming reluctance employers have in hiring people with prison records. She pointed to studies that showed the high percentage of employers who affirmed that they would never hire someone with a drug conviction or prison record.

Reading books like Professor Petersilia wrote validate the concerns I have had about the obstacles I expect to face upon release. That is why I must continue working hard every day. I must overcome those obstacles by preparing myself in unconventional ways.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhen Prisoners Come Home
By Valerie Jenness on March 13, 2003
Format: Hardcover
When Prisoners Come Home draws on both qualitative and quantitative data to critically examine the "prisoner reentry problem," a timely and important social problem. As Petersilia explains, "we spent the last decade debating who should go to prison, for how long, and how we might pay for it, and we paid virtually no attention to how we would cope with prisoners after they left prison" (p. 14). This book, then, begins with the fact that "never before in U.S. history have so many individuals been released from prison." To quote the numbers provided by Petersilia, "95% of the 1.4 million prisons inmates now in prison will eventually be released and will return to communities-635,000 people in 2002 and at least that many in future years" (p. 1). As detailed in When Prisoners Come Home, prisoners remain largely uneducated and unskilled and usually lack solid family supports. Moreover, about three quarters of all prisoners have substance abuse problems and one in six suffers from mental illness. These facts, coupled with an increasingly punitive public sentiment and political rhetoric about prisoners and diminishing resources devoted to rehabilitation, ensure that problems abound.
When Prisoners Come Home assembles empirical evidence to describe and assess the prisoner reentry problem. Conceptualizing "prisoner reentry" as "all activities and programming conducted to prepare ex-convicts to return safely to the community and to live as law abiding citizens" (p. 3), Petersilia devotes specific chapters to skillfully examining the characteristics of U.S.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Used for resources. Very informative.

Published 8 months ago by Ben B
4.0 out of 5 starsInsightful and In-Depth Analysis, Dated Data, Insufficient Solutions

Joan Petersilia’s text scrutinizes the criminal justice system (CJS) for its ability to reintegrate prisoners into society upon their release. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Nathan Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars74 million U.S. citizen should read this book. It is about your family...

Every state that is trying to stop mass incarceration should read this book. It is filled with fact, figures and graphs supported by end notes of reliable studies. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Prison Librarian
5.0 out of 5 starsgood understanding

Written well. If you need clear understanding regarding heading home for inmates, this is my recommendation.

Published 15 months ago by candace
5.0 out of 5 starsHighly Recommend!

This book was a recommended reading for my graduate course and I chose it for my term paper. Because change is inevitable, because it can be beneficial, and because it necessitates... Read more

Published on December 27, 2012 by Nancy Moore
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Good book so far

Published on December 3, 2012 by I. Alexander
5.0 out of 5 starsWhen Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prison reentry

excellent read for those interested in offender reforms and initiatives! Inspires the reader to become active in giving a voice to reentry programs for offenders!

Published on November 9, 2012 by Conisha Butler
5.0 out of 5 starsBook recieved in good order

Thank you for your quick response in sending me the book, I am in my final weeks of college and need to use ti to cite references, the book contains just the information I need to... Read more

Published on July 26, 2012 by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsNicely Written ...

Petersilia does well explaining offender reentry in terms understandable to all stake holders in the criminal justice system: elected officials, corrections professionals, reentry... Read more

Published on May 5, 2009 by Jonathon Wasp
5.0 out of 5 starsA Prison Employee

This is an excellent book that state legislators should read. Among other points, the author articulates research on how the decreased use of parole has actually led to shorter... Read more

Published on December 11, 2007 by PRH

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