RT Article
T1 ‘A real gap’: consequences of removing reintegration support in Tasmania, Australia
JF Critical criminology
VO 31
IS 1
SP 203
OP 221
A1 Herrlander Birgerson, Ebba
A2 Dwyer, Angela
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1843705079
AB As Australian imprisonment and recidivism rates continue to rise, it is increasingly important to better understand how to support "returning citizens" to adequately prepare them for post-release life. Using a case study approach focused on service provider perspectives, this article examines the consequences of removing a transitional accommodation support service on service providers and returning citizens. Participants highlighted significant consequences, such as: gaps in services; lack of support and housing; persons remaining in the system unnecessarily; persons being released without transitional support or accommodation; health implications; loss of relationships and trust; and suicide of returned citizens. Drawing on critical criminological theory, we argue that the most significant consequence was the loss of "floating support" - which involves a case worker who brokers support between agencies working with a single client - that was integrated into the program. Study findings suggest serious consequences of government decisions to defund programs in this sector.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 219-221
K1 Freiheitsentzug
K1 Resozialisierung
K1 Haftentlassung
K1 Wohnung
K1 Unterstützung
K1 Australien
DO 10.1007/s10612-022-09631-2