Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America (Hardcover)

Introduction; 1. Viewing public safety through the reentry lens Jeremy Travis and Christy Visher; 2. From cell to society: who is returning home? Joan Petersilia; 3. Reentry as a transient state between liberty and recommitment Alfred Blumstein and Allen J. Beck; 4. The contribution of ex-prisoners to crime rates Rick Rosenfeld, Joel Wallman and Robert Fornango; 5 Does supervision matter? Anne Morrison Piehl and Stefan F. LoBuglio; 6. The impact of imprisonment on the desistance process Shadd Maruna and Hans Toch; 7. Communities and reentry: concentrated reentry cycling Todd Clear, Elin Waring and Kristin Scully; 8. Work and family perspectives on reentry Christopher Uggen, Sara Wakefield and Bruce Western; 9. Considering policy implications Jeremy Travis and Christy Visher.