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A Perspective on Policy and Practice in the Re-Integration of Offenders

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Concentrations of unemployment and crime are promoting a slow crisis in the lives of unskilled young men, and obstruct the successful re-integration and resettlement of offenders. At the same time, criminal justice system programmes for offenders are seeking a new balance between treatment approaches and the creation of opportunities. In this article the author reflects on the policy frameworks which give rise to these approaches, and considers the danger that criminal justice systems may place emphasis on diverting people from crime without directing them towards opportunities for re-integration. The author considers the needs of offenders in relation to housing and employment in particular.

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Burns, G. A Perspective on Policy and Practice in the Re-Integration of Offenders. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 6, 171–183 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008626921737

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