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Community Re-Entry Challenges Daunt Ex-Offenders Quest for a Fresh Start
Publication year:
2007
| Cataloged on:
Apr. 24, 2007
ANNOTATION: Challenges faced by ex-prisoners as they try to reenter communities in Illinois are investigated. Topics covered include: methods and participant characteristics; preparing for release; getting out -- the receiving community; receiving household -- the female influence; issues with parole officers; community attachment; falling through the cracks of assistance; contact with the criminal justice system; being a double minority; making money and achieving status; gang involvement and criminal activity; gang involvement -- perceived pros and cons; and conclusion. This brief summarizes the report, "Community Reintegration Trajectories: A Qualitative Comparative Study of Gang-Affiliated Ex-Offenders" (NIC accession no. 021410).