Convicted and Condemned : The Politics and Policies of Prisoner Reentry /

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Felony convictions restrict social interactions and hinder felons' efforts to reintegrate into society. The educational and vocational training offered in many prisons are typically not recognized by accredited educational institutions as acceptable course work or by employers as valid work exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Middlemass, Keesha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Strafentlassener
Resozialisierung
Ausgrenzung
Prisoners > Deinstitutionalization.
Ex-convicts > Social conditions.
Ex-convicts > Services for.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Ex-detenus > Services > New Jersey.
Ex-convicts > United States > Social conditions.
Prisoners > Deinstitutionalization > United States.
Ex-convicts > Services for > New Jersey.
USA.
United States.
New Jersey.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: felons are contemporary outlaws
  • Felony conviction as social disability
  • Unwelcome homecoming
  • Denying access to public housing
  • Education's failed promise
  • Not working and unable to work
  • Conclusion: public hostility
  • Methodological appendix
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the author.

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