P R I S O N E R R E E N T R Y A N D S O C I A L C A P I T A L; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Issue; Chapter 2: Barriers to Reentry and Increased Recidivism; Chapter 3: The Role of Addiction; Chapter 4: The Role of Sexual Abuse in Childhood; Chapter 5: The Special Case of Women; Chapter 6: The Impact of Social Capital on Reentry; Chapter 7: The Special Case of Exonerees; Chapter 8: Where Do We Go from Here? Policy Implications; References; Index; About the Authors
Summary
"If you do the crime you gotta do the time." This adage reflects the overall attitude most Americans have about crime and the criminal justice system. Implicit in this adage is the notion that once "the time" is done, the individual is free to re-enter society and resume a normal life. In Prisoner Re-entry and Social Capital, authors Earl Smith and Angela J. Hattery challenge this myth. Prisoner Re-entry and Social Capital takes as its starting point interviews with twenty-five men and women during the summer of 2008 about their experiences with re-entering the "free world" after a period of i
