Description: Short-term prisoners have exceptionally high reconviction rates. Growing recognition of this and of deficiencies in prison-probation coordination has accelerated 'resettlement' of ex-prisoners up the penal agenda. This report looks at the effectiveness of these strategies in detail through three case studies of 'Resettlement Pathfinders' projects.
Brief description: Anna Clancy is Senior Research Officer in the Community Safety Unit in the National Assembly for Wales. Kirsty Hudson is a lecturer in criminology at Cardiff University, UK. Mike Maguire is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Cardiff University, UK. Richard Peake is engaged in research at University of Hull, UK. Peter Raynor is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Wales Swansea. Maurice Vanstone is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Wales Swansea. Jocelyn Kynch was until recently a lecturer in research methods at University of Wales Swansea.
Review Quotes: "There is much to learn from this detailed but readable research study about what works with short-term prisoners." Involve