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Coming to a Community Near You: Reentry. National Crime Prevention Council 2006 Drew Carberry. Goals. Participant will be able to identify the breadth of the ex-offender reentry issue. Participants will be able to identify CNCS and local partnering resources for reentry programs.
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Coming to a Community Near You: Reentry National Crime Prevention Council 2006 Drew Carberry
Goals • Participant will be able to identify the breadth of the ex-offender reentry issue. • Participants will be able to identify CNCS and local partnering resources for reentry programs. • Participants will examine different ex-offender reentry models in place across the country. • Participants will be able to list the important components of a successful ex-offender reentry program. National Crime Prevention Council
NCPC’s Mission To enable people to create safer, more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur. National Crime Prevention Council
Reentry: A definition Reentry (n.) A broad term that refers to the issues related to the transition of offenders from incarceration to community. National Crime Prevention Council
Reentry By The Numbers National Crime Prevention Council
The Perfect Storm National Crime Prevention Council
Most returning ex-offenders return to just a few neighborhoods. National Crime Prevention Council
Model Programs • Lowell, Massachusetts • Ft. Wayne, Indiana • Baltimore, Maryland • Providence, Rhode Island • Florida • Arizona National Crime Prevention Council
AmeriCorps VISTA12-City InitiativePhiladelphia, Providence, Cleveland, Dayton, Portland, Washington DC, Chicago, Charleston/ N. Charleston SC, Dallas, Indianapolis, Miami, Oakland National Crime Prevention Council
Additionally…….. • Department of Labor • Michigan • Iowa • New Jersey National Crime Prevention Council
Course is interactive National Crime Prevention Council
http://nationalserviceresources.org National Crime Prevention Council
Citizen Circles • Employment • Family and marital • Associates / Social Interaction • Substance Abuse • Community Functioning • Personal /Emotional Orientation • Attitude National Crime Prevention Council
Citizen Circle Accepting responsibility Accepting Recommendations Community Service Law Abiding Goals Productive Community Behavior National Crime Prevention Council
Reentry Horizon • Prison Sentencing Reform • Second Chance Act – (Bill pending) National Crime Prevention Council
Questions and Answers National Crime Prevention Council
Crime Prevention Strategies Reentry services are crime prevention services. National Crime Prevention Council
Resources • www.reentry.gov • www.reentry.org • www.reentrymediaoutreach.org • www.reentry.net • www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ccdo/welcome_flash.html • www.urban.org • .www.csosa.gov • www.reentrypolicy.org National Crime Prevention Council
Resources • The Corporation for National and Community Service www.nationalservice.org Reentry list-serv e-mail: join-reentry@lists.etr.org National Crime Prevention Council
The National Crime Prevention Council Drew Carberry dcarberry@ncpc.org 202-261-4186 1000 Connecticut Avenue, NW Thirteenth Floor Washington, DC 20036 202-466-6272 202-296-1356 fax www.ncpc.org National Crime Prevention Council