Prisoner Reentry at Work
Adding Business to the Mix
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19911352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Melvin Delgado (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Prisoner Reentry at Work (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1515/9781588269423 |
| OpenAlex | W4297816389 |
| ISBN | 9781588269423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Convicted offenders need jobs when they leave prison—but few people want to hire them. Spotlighting this thorny issue, Melvin Delgado explores the potential role of business enterprises in providing work to former prisoners and helping them to reconnect with their home communities. Delgado documents the unconventional approaches of nonprofit businesses that deliberately and exclusively hire former inmates. He finds that employers can play a multifaceted role in helping ex-convicts to face life "on the outside": beyond wages, for example, they may offer skill training, mentoring, and social support. As he evaluates the successes and failures reflected in his case studies, he provides a window on the complex interplay of social, economic, and institutional factors that can encourage, or prevent, a successful reentry process
Reentry · Work (physics) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Neuroscience · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |