Corrections.But They All Come Back. Rethinking Prisoner Reentry reentry n. taking back possession and going into real property which one owns, particularly when a tenant has failed to pay rent or has abandoned the property, or possession has been restored to the owner by judgment in an unlawful detainer lawsuit. , by Jeremy Travis, outlines a prisoner reentry model and the elements needed to make it work. This National Institute of Justice Research in Brief discusses the processes and goals of reentry--a nearly universal experience for criminal defendants, not just returning prisoners. This report explores reentry management approaches that reintegrate re·in·te·grate tr.v. re·in·te·grat·ed, re·in·te·grat·ing, re·in·te·grates To restore to a condition of integration or unity. re offenders into the community and prevent recurring antisocial antisocial /an·ti·so·cial/ (-so´sh'l) 1. denoting behavior that violates the rights of others, societal mores, or the law. 2. denoting the specific personality traits seen in antisocial personality disorder. behavior and emphasizes the need for the judiciary to play a greater role. Current briefs in this series from the Executive Sessions on Sentencing and Corrections focus on the emergence of "technocorrections," the drug court approach and its evolution, and the "parallel universe" approach to prison management. This document is available electronically at http://www.ncjrs.org or contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service The National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) is a program that disseminates publications from the United States Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) agencies, as well as the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), Office on Violence Against at 800-851-3420. |
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