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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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Results for ex-offenders, homelessness
1 results foundAuthor: Crookes, Lee Title: "The Long and Winding Road": Pathways to Settled Accommodation for Offenders in the North West Summary: The purpose of the qualitative research presented in this report was to examine the barriers encountered by adult offenders (over the age of 21) in accessing social housing and other settled forms of accommodation in North West England. The report is divided into two parts. Part I comprises two introductory chapters (including the current chapter) which introduce and contextualise the research. Chapter I provides a description of the research and the methodological approach. Chapter 2 reviews the theoretical background and policy context for offender accommodation. Part II presents our research findings. The literature review and findings suggested a format where the evidence on the barriers facing offenders was presented in terms of five ‘routes’ to settled accommodation. Chapters 3 to 7 therefore ‘unpack’ the accommodation pathway to focus separately on these five routes: - Keeping existing accommodation - Supported accommodation, including family support - Homelessness applications - General needs social housing - The private rented sector These five routes are not rigidly determined and individuals may switch between different routes over time. Resettlement workers may well have to work through all five to access accommodation for offender clients. Some of the routes lead to different tenure outcomes. Nevertheless, this routes-based approach provides a logical and convenient way for organising the research findings, focusing attention on particular areas of concern and, ultimately, providing a possible framework for action, the reporting and monitoring of progress and increased levels of accountability. The research also identified several broader issues that cut across the specific routes. These cross-cutting issues are described in Chapter 8. Chapter 9 summarises the research findings and presents our conclusions and recommendations. Details: Manchester, UK: Manchester Metropolitan University, 2010. 100p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed March 30, 2012 at: http://www.hssr.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Long-and-winding-road-full-report.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United Kingdom URL: http://www.hssr.mmu.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Long-and-winding-road-full-report.pdf Shelf Number: 124777 Keywords: Ex-Offenders, HomelessnessEx-Offenders, Housing (U.K.)Prison ResettlementPrisoner Reentry |