From the Inside/Out: Greene County Jail Inmates on Restorative ReEntry

The application of criminal justice sanctions is often misguided by a failure to recognize the need for a comprehensive approach in the transformation of offenders into law-abiding citizens. Restorative justice is a growing movement within criminal justice that recognizes the disconnect between offe...

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Published in:International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology 2012-10, Vol.56 (7), p.1037-1062
Main Authors: Hass, Aida Y., Saxon, Caryn E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Citizens
Community Integration
Criminal Justice
Criminal Law
Criminology
Focus Groups
Humans
Male
Missouri
Offenders
Perceptions
Prisoners
Prisoners - psychology
Prisons
Punishment
Punishment Rehabilitation Relationship
Sex offenders
Social integration
Values
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Summary:The application of criminal justice sanctions is often misguided by a failure to recognize the need for a comprehensive approach in the transformation of offenders into law-abiding citizens. Restorative justice is a growing movement within criminal justice that recognizes the disconnect between offender rehabilitative measures and the social dynamics within which offender reentry takes place. By using restorative approaches to justice, what one hopes of these alternative processes is that the offenders become reconnected to the community and its values, something rarely seen in retributive models in which punishment is imposed and offenders can often experience further alienation from society. In this study, the authors wish to examine factors that contribute to failed prisoner reentry and reintegration and explore how restorative reintegration processes can address these factors as well as the needs, attitudes, and perceptions that help construct and maintain many of the obstacles and barriers returning inmates face when attempting to reintegrate into society.
ISSN:0306-624X
1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X11418914