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2 results foundAuthor: Wolff, Nancy Title: Reentry Readiness of Men and Women Leaving New Jersey Prisons Summary: This report presents the findings on a survey of reentry readiness of soon-to-be-released men and women from New Jersey prisons. Data from the survey describe the general state of this population in terms of their needs, strengths, and resources. The survey serves as both a needs/risk assessment tool and a blueprint for intervention to inform New Jersey's reentry initiatives in ways that yield the most rehabilitation and reentry preparedness out of every correctional dollar. Details: New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, Rutgers University, 2010. 25p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118709 Keywords: InmatesPrisonersReentry (New Jersey)RehabilitationRisk/Needs Assessment |
Author: Greenberg, Richard Title: Do No Harm: A Briefing Paper on the Reentry of Gang-Affiliated Individuals in New Jersey Summary: This briefing paper provides background information and identifies promising strategies to help guide New Jersey’s policy and practice on the reentry of gang-affiliated individuals. Its purpose is to synthesize and translate existing approaches, as well as new ideas, that could be implemented in New Jersey to improve reentry outcomes for gang-affiliated individuals. As such, it is intended for engaged practitioners and the policymaking community. The paper is part of a series of briefings on specific aspects of reentry published by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ), a policy research and advocacy organization based in Newark, New Jersey. The identified strategies share a unifying theory of change: in order to be effective, reentry interventions for gang-affiliated individuals should be 1) targeted and tailored and 2) sustained and intensive. The highlighted approaches include both specific programs and emerging frameworks that could be piloted in the near-term. Rather than seeking to eliminate gangs, they provide lessons that could be used to achieve a more pragmatic goal: to make gang-related activity less violent and pervasive. The key lessons learned include: On the street, gang membership can be used to negotiate a place to live, a source of income, and a loyal set of friends; successful interventions will do the same; Comprehensive community-wide approaches offer the greatest likelihood of success; Direct ‘carrot-and-stick’ engagement with gang-affiliated individuals during and after release has demonstrated promise in reducing gang-related crime; Rewards and sanctions can be calibrated to match the risks and behaviors of the targeted individuals; Incremental approaches and violence reduction benchmarks are appropriate; Interventions should be maximally data-driven and experience-based. Details: Newark, NJ: New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, 2007. 30p. Source: Briefing Paper: Internet Resource: Accessed March 20, 2012 at http://www.njisj.org/documents/DoNoHarm_August2007.pdf Year: 2007 Country: United States URL: http://www.njisj.org/documents/DoNoHarm_August2007.pdf Shelf Number: 124618 Keywords: Gangs (New Jersey)Reentry (New Jersey) |