Prisoner Reentry Programs: Penetrating the Black Box for Better Theory and Practice

Prisoner Reentry Programs: Penetrating the Black Box for Better Theory and Practice
Eric L. Grommon
January 2013

ISBN-13:  978-1-59332-537-4 / Hardcover
Dimensions:  5.5 x 8.5 / viii, 230 pages

Price   $70.00

Description

Upon release from prison, individuals must manage a complex mix of interrelated challenges. Housing, employment, and substance abuse treatment have been identified as three of the most pressing dimensions of prisoner reentry. Grommon explores how these challenges interact and affect levels of relapse and recidivism. Housing and employment are important antecedents that shape participation in substance abuse treatment and relapse. In turn, these initial effects directly or indirectly influence recidivism. The findings highlight the need to further explore reentry challenges and lead to a number of theoretical, methodological, and policy implications.

About the Author

Eric L. Grommon received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University. He is an Assistant Professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. His research interests include research methods, program and policy evaluation, corrections, prisoner reentry, and community crime prevention.