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Coming to a Community Near You: Reentry
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2006
Drew Carberry
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Goals• Participant will be able to identify the breadth of the
ex-offender reentry issue.• Participants will be able to identify CNCS and local
partnering resources for reentry programs.• Participants will examine different ex-offender
reentry models in place across the country.• Participants will be able to list the important
components of a successful ex-offender reentry program.
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NCPC’s Mission
To enable people to create safer, more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and reducing the opportunities for
crime to occur.
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Reentry: A definition
Reentry (n.)
A broad term that refers to the issues related to the transition of offenders from
incarceration to community.
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Reentry
By The Numbers
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The Perfect Storm
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Most returning ex-offenders return to just a few neighborhoods.
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Model Programs
• Lowell, Massachusetts
• Ft. Wayne, Indiana
• Baltimore, Maryland
• Providence, Rhode Island
• Florida
• Arizona
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AmeriCorps VISTA12-City Initiative
Philadelphia, Providence, Cleveland, Dayton, Portland, Washington DC, Chicago, Charleston/ N. Charleston SC, Dallas, Indianapolis, Miami, Oakland
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Additionally……..
• Department of Labor
• Michigan
• Iowa
• New Jersey
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Course is interactive
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http://nationalserviceresources.org
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Citizen Circles
• Employment• Family and marital• Associates / Social Interaction• Substance Abuse• Community Functioning• Personal /Emotional Orientation• Attitude
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Citizen Circle
Accepting responsibilityAccepting Recommendations
Community Service
Law Abiding Goals
Productive Community Behavior
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Reentry Horizon
• Prison Sentencing Reform
• Second Chance Act – (Bill pending)
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Questions and
Answers
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Crime Prevention Strategies
Reentry services are crime prevention services.
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Resources• www.reentry.gov• www.reentry.org• www.reentrymediaoutreach.org• www.reentry.net• www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/
welcome_flash.html• www.urban.org• .www.csosa.gov• www.reentrypolicy.org
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Resources
• The Corporation for National and Community Service
www.nationalservice.org
Reentry list-serv
e-mail: [email protected]
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The National Crime Prevention Council
Drew Carberry [email protected] 202-261-4186
1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Thirteenth Floor
Washington, DC 20036
202-466-6272
202-296-1356 fax
www.ncpc.org
