RT Article
T1 Professional support and re-entry preparedness among prisoners
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 25
IS 4
SP 975
OP 995
A1 Pasma, Amanda
A1 Van Ginneken, Esther
A1 Palmen, Hanneke
A1 Nieuwbeerta, Paul 1964-
A2 Van Ginneken, Esther
A2 Palmen, Hanneke
A2 Nieuwbeerta, Paul 1964-
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1933281715
AB Multiagency support is considered crucial in the successful resettlement of prisoners. Various prison-based and community-based professionals should each play a part in supporting prisoners through the gate regarding employment, housing, financial problems, healthcare or valid identification issues. Yet, little is known about the actual contribution of this support to a better perceived re-entry preparedness among prisoners. To examine the association between professional support and re-entry preparedness, the current study uses self-reported data from 1442 soon-to-be-released prisoners across 26 Dutch institutions. We include general satisfaction with support, and satisfaction with the specific instrumental support received, and compare prisoners who did and did not have reintegration needs prior to imprisonment. Support was positively related to re-entry preparedness for prisoners who had needs prior to imprisonment, and instrumental support from community-based professionals showed the most robust results. The implications and future recommendations are discussed.
K1 reintegration needs
K1 re-entry preparedness
K1 professional support
K1 Prison
K1 Interprofessional collaboration
DO 10.1177/17488958231161432