RT Article
T1 Older men’s social integration after prison
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 62
IS 8
SP 2153
OP 2173
A1 Wyse, Jessica
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1586060325
AB This study explores the social integration processes older men experience following prison release. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and brief surveys were conducted with 20 men, 50 years of age and older, recently released from prison in a large, Eastern U.S. city. A follow-up interview was conducted with each participant. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze these data. Results show that while men are able to connect with and rely upon some family members and establish basic public benefits, older men’s release experience is nonetheless marked by pervasive disconnection from key desired social relationships and roles. Policies and programs designed to facilitate older men’s social integration are discussed.
K1 Prisoner reentry
K1 Social roles
K1 Social support
K1 Social disconnection
K1 Prisoner reintegration
DO 10.1177/0306624X16683210