To do so, he compared
reincarceration rates with the concentration of new parolees for 493 Louisiana communities broken down by ZIP code.
Her key research project «Connective Services» was supported for a part - time PhD by the Lowitja Institute, looking at the support provided and needed to
prevent reincarceration among Aboriginal people in an urban area.
Canada's study, «Psychosocial and
Reincarceration Risks Among Older Adults in Mental Health Courts,» appeared in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.
Kirk used these post-Katrina shifts — driven by an outside natural disaster rather than internal forces such as rising poverty or gentrification — to see whether changes in the concentration of people just out of prison
affected reincarceration rates.
But this is the first time researchers have tested links
between reincarceration and the presence of other former inmates in a large experiment, says David Kirk, a sociologist at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and the sole author of the new study.
In those situations actions which would otherwise be legal can be criminalized on the grounds that they demonstrate a likelihood of committing future unspecified crimes and can result
in reincarceration for a period of time.
Poor access to health services contributes to poor health outcomes and an increased chance
of reincarceration, Megan Williams told Croakey.
Megan is currently a Senior Research Fellow in the Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Team at Western Sydney University, continuing to
research reincarceration issues.
The study used data from Washington state to look at whether enrolling people with severe mental illness in Medicaid before their release from prison increased their use of community mental health services and reduced rearrest and
reincarceration rates.
Given 80 percent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people currently in prison have been there before, and incarceration has been shown to worsen health and its determinants, we need coordinated, planned support in transition to community living, and post-release to
prevent reincarceration»
Goldman will recoup its entire investment if the program reduces
the reincarceration rate by 10 percent.
Where the density of ex-prisoners went down, so did
the reincarceration rates.
The difference was significant: For every new ex-con who moved into a neighborhood of 1000 people,
the reincarceration rate for other new parolees living there went up by 11 %, Kirk reports online this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
«However, empirical data shows that older adults experience the same substance use, housing instability and risk for
reincarceration compared to younger adults.»
If older adults are perceived to have lower risk of substance abuse or
reincarceration, the treatment teams might not address their needs as thoroughly and effectively.»