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Seven Challenges for Reentry Services  


Author:  Donald G. Evans.


Source: Volume 27, Number 04, Summer 2018 , pp.4-7(4)




Journal of Community Justice (formerly Journal of Community Corrections)

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Abstract: 

One of the results of climate change that appears to be happening is a regular swing in extreme weather patterns with resulting disasters and loss of life and property. The shifts of extreme heat and cold, with their effects on animal and bird migrations, fires, and floods are all vividly displayed on the screens of whatever digital tool we own. This turmoil seems to be mirrored in our social and political worlds as well. A sense of insecurity abounds, whether it is in terms of economic stability, affordable housing, adequate health care, or educational opportunities for our children or grandchildren. Some of the angst or resentment about our current context is considered some commentators to be the driving force for the rise of populism worldwide. Whatever is the source of our feelings of insecurity, there is an ecology of fear that expresses itself in terms of fear of the other, of loss, and in our correctional context, fear of those we are endeavoring to assist in their return to prosocial citizenry. In this article, the journal’s editor engages in a constructive debate about the challenges facing community corrections in the current political, economic, and social climate—specifically, outlining seven challenges that need to be considered if a robust community corrections practice is to emerge as an effective response to crime and harmful behavior in our communities.

Keywords: Carceral Influences; Overemphasis on Risk; Evidenced-Informed Practice; Community Development and Engagement

Affiliations:  1: Editor in Chief.

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