Mechanisms of Familial Influence on Reentry among Formerly Incarcerated Latino Men

In the United States more than 10,000 people are released from state and federal prisons every week and often reenter the communities in which they were arrested. Formerly incarcerated individuals face considerable challenges to securing employment and housing. Subsequently, approximately two-thirds...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 2016-07, Vol.61 (3), p.199-207
Main Authors: Lee, Jane Jean-Hee, Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent, Muñoz-Laboy, Miguel, Lotz, Kevin, Bornheimer, Lindsay
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Deinstitutionalization
Employment
Ethnic Groups
Ethnicity
Ex-convicts
Family Relations - psychology
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Housing
Humans
Imprisonment
Interviews as Topic
Male
Males
Men
Middle Aged
Motion pictures
Participation
Prisoners
Prisoners - psychology
Prisons
Recidivism
Reentry
Social control
Social Control, Formal
Social Control, Informal
Social Support
Social work
Social workers
United States
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Summary:In the United States more than 10,000 people are released from state and federal prisons every week and often reenter the communities in which they were arrested. Formerly incarcerated individuals face considerable challenges to securing employment and housing. Subsequently, approximately two-thirds of former prisoners are rearrested within three years of their release. Latino men represent the fastest growing ethnic group of prisoners in the United States with unique cultural and social needs during the reentry process. The present study examined the role of the family in the reentry process through in-depth interviews (N = 16) with formerly incarcerated Latino men (FILM). The authors sought to identify familial processes specific to Latino men with potential to affect engagement and participation in reentry programs. Findings suggest that family mechanisms of social control and social support influence FILM's reentry. Social work practitioners who work with this growing population can engage familial processes to prevent recidivism and promote desistance.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/sww023