RT Article
T1 "Put it in Your Toolbox": How Vocational Programs Support Formerly Incarcerated Persons through Reentry
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 69
IS 2
SP 316
OP 341
A1 Towne, Katelynn
A2 Campagna, Michael
A2 Spohn, Ryan
A2 Richey, Amber
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/183961546X
AB This study utilized life story interviews with 21 formerly incarcerated individuals to examine the role vocational reentry programming played in the desistance process. We begin with a review of theories of desistance and the state of reentry programs. A thematic analysis revealed that providers assisted individuals to understand their behavioral trajectories and to take steps toward desistance. Further, participants felt empowered by program provided social support, developed strategies to overcome employment barriers, and held resilient and optimistic attitudes in changing their identities and behavioral trajectories. We conclude with a discussion on how these findings can inform desistance theory and reentry policy.
K1 barriers to reentry
K1 Desistance
K1 Reentry programs
K1 vocational programming
DO 10.1177/00111287221098581