RT Article
T1 The Public’s Stance on Prisoner Reentry: Policy Support and Personal Acceptance
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 42
IS 4
SP 768
OP 789
A1 Ouellette, Heather M.
A1 Applegate, Brandon K.
A1 Vuk, Mateja
A2 Applegate, Brandon K.
A2 Vuk, Mateja
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764271599
AB Prior research has established the public recognizes the obstacles former prisoners’ face upon release from prison, and they support various offender reentry services. Still, we do not have a solid understanding of what affects public opinion on prisoner reentry nor is it clear that support for policies also extends to individuals’ willingness to engage with ex-offenders on a personal level. Drawing on a random sample of South Carolina residents, the current study examines the extent to which citizens’ belief in offenders’ redeemability influences their support for reentry initiatives at a policy and personal level. The results of this study show support for several types of reentry services, reveal that policy-level opinions and personal-level acceptance depend on the type of services, and demonstrate that belief in the redeemability of offenders is an important predictor of the degree to which the public embraces reentry programming.
K1 Correctional Policy
K1 Public Opinion
K1 Prisoner Reentry
DO 10.1007/s12103-016-9382-2