“Just like Baking a Cake”: Women Describe the Necessary Ingredients for Successful Reentry after Incarceration

2001/06/01 by Patricia O'Brien, Patricia O’Brien · 2 citations
Health Professions · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis #Homelessness and Social Issues #Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

paper · doi:10.1606/1044-3894.200

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Abstract

Eighteen female ex-prison inmates describe the strengths they used to manage their reentry after release from prison. As a group, the women stressed that a mix of personal resiliency, interpersonal capacities, and social resources facilitated their successful transition. On the basis of study findings, the author suggests practice and policy changes to assist women in the transition from institution to community.

Citations

• The strengths perspective in social work practice

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