8.1 Chapter Overview
8.1.1 Learning Objectives
The following learning objectives tell you what’s most important in this chapter. Use these statements as a study guide to make sure you get the most out of this chapter.
- Discuss specific needs for people with mental disorders entering the community, and supports that may contribute to avoid recidivism.
- Describe the purpose of post-conviction supervision and its function for reentry.
- Identify various risk factors that may impact community safety and recidivism.
- Recognize common assessments used in the field to evaluate safety risks involving a person re-entering the community.
- Explain the role of medication use in assisting reintegration into the community.
8.1.2 Key Terms
Look for these important terms in the text in bold. Understanding these terms will help you meet the learning objectives of this chapter. You can find the complete definitions for these terms at the end of the chapter.
- Continuity of care
- Criminogenic risk factors
- Evidence-based practices
- Group living
- Medication management
- Peer Support Workers
- Residential treatment homes
- Risk assessments
- Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model
- Second Chance Act (SCA)
Imagine someone has been incarcerated for several years and is placed on a plane back to the state they were sentenced in and previously called home. They are returning to their home state with nothing more than their belongings they accumulated while incarcerated and their property they had with them at the time they were taken into custody. This person may have family to return to, however there is likely a great deal of rebuilding that will need to be done. This person does not have a current phone number, a valid ID, or money. It is time to rebuild post-incarceration.
This chapter will explore the many service areas that work to reintegrate someone back into the community post-incarceration. After a person is convicted of a crime, they are sentenced to a term of supervised release (i.e. probation) or sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment. Most often, after someone has served their term of imprisonment, they then have a term of post-conviction supervision to serve once released. The Court decides the conditions a person needs to follow while on post-conviction supervision. It is the probation officer’s responsibility to monitor the person’s progress and participation with the conditions ordered by the Court. The probation officer is considered the “eyes and ears” of the Court and reports back on the person’s successes and violations while on supervised release. This chapter will focus on the services that have been put in place to support people post-incarceration, known as community corrections. Some major areas of focus include: housing, employment, treatment, and education. People with mental disorders often need additional support from those listed above. People with mental disorders reentering the community face stigma and a lack of access to on-going treatment, peer support, and medication.
8.1.3 Chapter Overview Licenses and Attributions
“Chapter Overview” by Kendra Harding is licensed under CC BY 4.0.