Illinois Prisoners' Reentry Success Three Years after Release

Tracks 145 men released from Illinois prisons for three years through interviews and reincarceration records, and examines the factors that affect their reintegration, such as age, criminal history, employment, housing, health, and personal relationships

One Year Out: Experiences of Prisoners Returning to Cleveland

Presents findings from a longitudinal study of prisoner reentry, documenting the lives of nearly three hundred former prisoners and their ability to find stable housing, reunite with family, secure employment, and avoid substance use and recidivism

Employment After Prison: A Longitudinal Study of Releasees in Three States

Analyzes former prisoners' experiences in finding work after release as well as predictors of success, including demographics, pre-prison employment, participation in in-prison employment-related programs, and job-hunting strategies. Considers implicatio

Health and Prisoner Reentry: How Physical, Mental, and Substance Abuse Conditions Shape the Process of Reintegration

Documents the health challenges released prisoners face and the impact of physical health conditions, mental illness, and substance abuse on the reentry process, including finding housing and employment, reconnecting with family, and avoiding recidivism

Returning Home on Parole: Former Prisoners' Experiences in Illinois, Ohio, and Texas

Compares the expectations and experiences in reintegration and recidivism of parolees and of those released without supervision. Analyzes how parolees' experiences with supervision affect outcomes and which former prisoners benefit more from supervision

Life After Prison: Tracking the Experiences of Male Prisoners Returning to Chicago, Cleveland, and Houston

Examines the reentry experiences of 652 men in the three cities, including housing stability, family relationships, substance use, employment, and recidivism. Analyzes outcome predictors such as prison programs, job training, and family structure

Violent Offending, Desistance, And Recidivism

This Article reviews what is known from the field of criminology about the nature of crime patterns in general, focusing particularly on violence, violent people, and how violence manifests in the lives of individuals who commit crime. Broad consensus exists in the research community that offending careers of individuals who commit crimes vary substantially from person to person. Most people tend to commit non-violent crimes and while many violent offenders recidivate after being released from prison, the majority do not. Moreover, the type of violent crime committed—expressive versus instrumental—may be an important distinction. We draw several conclusions from the research on violence and violent recidivism and what it can mean for policy makers and their decision-making. Armed with accurate information about violent offending, policymakers and practitioners may be able to propose appropriate policy changes and make more informed decisions about the likelihood of violent offending and recidivism among persons who commit crimes