Supportive Living Program Encourages Individual Change and Self-Reliance: Can It Help Alleviate California’s Prison Crisis?
Author: Megan Corcoran.
Source: Volume 10, Number 06, March/April 2007 , pp.81-84(4)
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Abstract:
As California has aptly demonstrated, neglecting the needs of individuals returning to society will only exacerbate the various social problems that lead to offensive behavior in the first place. Corcoran argues that the Supportive Living Program exemplifies a model the State should pursue to ensure that the formerly incarcerated can become self-reliant, responsible and successful in their communities. The author explains the Supportive Living Program and the problems that the program can help alleviate.Keywords: Supportive Living Program; California
Affiliations:
1: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice.