Aftercare For Drug-Using Prisoners: Lessons From An International Study

Fox, Anne

doi:10.1177/026455050204900206

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“…For example, Grubin (2001) argues that treatment for mental health problems is often meant to reduce offending, not to ameliorate mental disorder. Fox (2002) and Polcin and Greenfield (2003) found that professional, political and public disagreements about the causes of alcohol and drug problems, and their association with offending behaviour, jeopardize successful aftercare. These potential conflicts, and the magnitude of the problems here identified, raise questions about the ability of small inter-agency teams to agree on the goals of intervention or to meet the needs of fairly large populations of offenders.…”

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“…Drug and alcohol problems are common in offending populations (Fox 2002;Keene andBailey 2000, Keene et al 2001;Polcin and Greenfield 2003;Rumgay 2003). As many as 90 percent of prisoners have a diagnosed substance abuse problem, mental illness or both, a figure that increases to 95 percent among young offenders and juveniles (Department of Health prompting scholars to advocate the development of new criminological methodologies (Marquart et al 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Substantial Service Demands of Offenders and Frequent Offenders

Rodríguez

Keene

2006

European Journal of Criminology

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A B S T R A C TThis study analyses new data on the service demands of gender and age subpopulations of occasional and frequent offenders shared by health, social care and criminal justice agencies in the UK. Using a case-linkage methodology borrowed from health studies, we tracked the population of offenders across multiple agencies within a Health Authority jurisdiction in an English county over a three-year period. We show that offenders and frequent offenders demanded services in larger proportions than non-offenders and occasional offenders, particularly drug and alcohol services. We find that overrepresentations of males and youngsters among offenders were more marked among frequent offenders. Using categorical principal component analyses, we identify three typologies of frequent offenders making heavy demands on public services, and detect key discrepancies between their problems and levels of service provision. Our findings indicate the need to devise inter-agency strategies for the treatment and care of different groups of offenders, while providing useful data on their characteristics so as to make these strategies more effective. K E Y W O R D SCase-Linkage Methods / Categorical Principal Component Analysis / Needs / Service Provision / Typologies.

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The Substantial Service Demands of Offenders and Frequent Offenders

Rodríguez

Keene

2006

European Journal of Criminology

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“…In recent years, more emphasis has been placed on designing comprehensive interventions that are based on continuity of care or consistent assistance to offenders within and beyond prison SRYAHWA PUBLICATIONS Public Perception of Ex-Convicts Reintegration in Idemili-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria (Ajala & Oguntuase, 2011). This is to aid transition from confines of the prison to the community space and reinforce the gains achieved through correctional treatment until successful reintegration is completed (Fox, 2002). An effective re-integration process is expected to prepare not only the ex-convicts but also the family and society at large to accept and support the transition process (Raboloko & Maripe, 2019).…”

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Public Perception of Ex-Convicts Reintegration in Idemili-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria

Stanley IkennZ,

Christopher Chimaobi,

Sunday

et al. 2023

J Law Jud Sys

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The manner in which marginalized members of a society is perceived or treated in social interaction seems to shape their wellbeing and subsequent actions. This paper examined public perception of ex-convicts reintegration in Idemili-North LGA of Anambra State, Nigeria. Desistance and reintegration theories served as theoretical guide. Descriptive survey design and multi-stage sampling techniques were employed. The sample size was 398 adult residents and major instrument of data collection was structured questionnaire. Through the aid of SPSS, data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, percentages, Likert scale and mean scores, while hypotheses were tested using chi-square (x 2 ) and z-test. The findings revealed among others that residents' had negative perception about ex-convicts which ranges from being criminals, unrepentant offenders to evildoers. Socio-cultural factors influencing such perception were the belief that once a criminal is always a criminal, that associating with ex-offenders could attract wrath of the gods, societal non-recognition of ex-convicts in social functions, societal silence over the affairs of ex-convicts after their release, and denial of the civic right to vote or hold public offices. This paper concluded that perceptions hold by the people indirectly discredits the efficacy of correctional services given to ex-offenders and portends danger that could lead to recidivism. This brings the need for adequate public sensitization to discourage the perception that ex-prisoners are criminals. This can be centred on the efficacy of the Nigerian Correctional Service programs in rehabilitating ex-prisoners through outreach in villages, markets, churches and even through the media.

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“…There is a recognition that preparation for reintegration should commence before the offenders' release. After their release, interventions should support their immediate transition from the prison to the community and reinforce the gains achieved through in prison treatment and continue until a successful reintegration is completed (Fox, 2002). This approach is often referred to as "after-care", a system wide mode of intervention (Borzycki & Makkai, 2007).…”

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Effectiveness of After-care-services in the Reintegration and Supply of Labour after Incarceration in the Prisons: Lagos and Oyo States Prison Command Experience

Ajala¹,

Oguntuase²

2011

Afr. Res. Rev.

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Offenders released from correctional institutions are confronted by social, economic and personal challenges that tend to become obstacles to a crimefree lifestyle. Some of these challenges are as a result of the consequences of incarceration and the difficulty of transiting back into the community. It is along this background that this study investigated the effectiveness of After-Care service in the rehabilitation and supply of labour into the economy by ex-offenders in Oyo and Lagos state commands of the Nigerian prison service. The research adopted the descriptive survey research design. A purposive random sampling method was used to select 450 respondents. The main instrument used for the study is a sigle questionnaire with five subsections, each sub section serving as an independent instrument. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings showed that space acquisition and supervision programmes had effect on reintegration and supply of labour into the workplace (F= 76.565; p< 0.05and F=29.630; p< 0.05 respectively), while provision of tools programme does not have

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Aftercare For Drug-Using Prisoners: Lessons From An International Study

Cited by 5 publications

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The Substantial Service Demands of Offenders and Frequent Offenders

The Substantial Service Demands of Offenders and Frequent Offenders

Public Perception of Ex-Convicts Reintegration in Idemili-North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria

Effectiveness of After-care-services in the Reintegration and Supply of Labour after Incarceration in the Prisons: Lagos and Oyo States Prison Command Experience

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