coming to a community near you: reentry national crime prevention council 2006 drew carberry

Coming to a Community Near You: Reentry

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Goals• Participant will be able to identify the breadth of the

ex-offender reentry issue.• Participants will be able to identify CNCS and local

partnering resources for reentry programs.• Participants will examine different ex-offender

reentry models in place across the country.• Participants will be able to list the important

components of a successful ex-offender reentry program.

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NCPC’s Mission

To enable people to create safer, more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and reducing the opportunities for

crime to occur.

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Reentry: A definition

Reentry (n.)

A broad term that refers to the issues related to the transition of offenders from

incarceration to community.

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Reentry

By The Numbers

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The Perfect Storm

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Most returning ex-offenders return to just a few neighborhoods.

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Model Programs

• Lowell, Massachusetts

• Ft. Wayne, Indiana

• Baltimore, Maryland

• Providence, Rhode Island

• Florida

• Arizona

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AmeriCorps VISTA12-City Initiative

Philadelphia, Providence, Cleveland, Dayton, Portland, Washington DC, Chicago, Charleston/ N. Charleston SC, Dallas, Indianapolis, Miami, Oakland

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Additionally……..

• Department of Labor

• Michigan

• Iowa

• New Jersey

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Course is interactive

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http://nationalserviceresources.org

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Citizen Circles

• Employment• Family and marital• Associates / Social Interaction• Substance Abuse• Community Functioning• Personal /Emotional Orientation• Attitude

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Citizen Circle

Accepting responsibilityAccepting Recommendations

Community Service

Law Abiding Goals

Productive Community Behavior

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Reentry Horizon

• Prison Sentencing Reform

• Second Chance Act – (Bill pending)

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Questions and

Answers

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Crime Prevention Strategies

Reentry services are crime prevention services.

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Resources• www.reentry.gov• www.reentry.org• www.reentrymediaoutreach.org• www.reentry.net• www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/

welcome_flash.html• www.urban.org• .www.csosa.gov• www.reentrypolicy.org

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Resources

• The Corporation for National and Community Service

www.nationalservice.org

Reentry list-serv

e-mail: join-reentry@lists.etr.org

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The National Crime Prevention Council

Drew Carberry dcarberry@ncpc.org 202-261-4186

1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Thirteenth Floor

Washington, DC 20036

202-466-6272

202-296-1356 fax

www.ncpc.org