David S Kirk

Home Free

Prisoner Reentry and Residential Change After Hurricane Katrina

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Produktbeschreibung

David S. Kirk follows the lives of prisoners released in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to examine what happens when they do not return home after incarceration. Home Free offers a story of redemption and illustrates the power of a fresh start to help end the cycling of people in and out of prison.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780190841232
• ISBN-10: 0190841230
• Artikelnr.: 58480058

Autorenporträt

David S. Kirk is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Professorial Fellow of Nuffield College at Oxford University. At Oxford, he directs the Centre for Social Investigation. His research has appeared in leading outlets such as American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Criminology, and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The Wrath of Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 3. Mechanisms of Criminal Persistence
Chapter 4. Residential Relocation as a Remedy to Recidivism
Chapter 5. For Whom Does Moving Matter?
Chapter 6. The Maintenance of Desistance
Chapter 7. People, Places, and Things
Chapter 8. Considering Negative Cases
Chapter 9. Policy Levers to Foster Residential Change and Reduce Recidivism
Epilogue: Residential Relocation Absent a Hurricane
Appendix A. Quantitative Research Design
Appendix B. Qualitative Research Design
References