The Role of Prerelease Handbooks for Prisoner Reentry
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Volume 70 Number 1
Date:
June 2006
Abstract:
Prerelease handbooks can help offenders negotiate a successful reentry into society by describing the challenges they will face, giving advice on meeting them, and providing links to the most helpful services. The authors survey ex-offenders on the components of a successful prerelease handbook and describe useful features.