Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
17
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 13-20
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2011
Abstract
African-American men are at the greatest risk for incarceration. Upon their release from prison, they face tremendous challenges to successful reentry, which explains in part their high recidivism rate. In the current paper, we review the existing literature on the challenges faced by African-American ex-offenders as they strive for successful reentry into society, namely challenges to secure employment and living arrangements, social support assets and challenges, as well as broader community-level challenges of reentry. Policy solutions are then identified to offset these obstacles. Lastly, the limitations of existing literature and future research directions are addressed.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
8 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 17 no. 1 2011
Rights
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Recommended Citation
Ricci, Monica L. and Barry, Carolyn McNamara
(2011)
"Challenges of reentering society for incarcerated African-American men,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 17:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol17/iss1/3
Department
Dept. of Psychology