This book addresses the core issues in prisoner reentry into society after incarceration. The
chapters are written by academic scholars who have much experience researching and writing
about prisoner reentry and by people who work in the field of prison reentry. Comprising
reviews of empirical literature this study is also supplemented by the workings of a reentry
agency in the state of California. The focus of the work is to provide the best practices
within prisoner reentry programs to explore the barriers experienced by both prisoners and
reentry agencies as they work toward the reentry of prisoners and to discuss critical issues
associated with prisoner reentry.The authors broach various topics regarding life after
imprisonment such as: the financial burden problems faced by sex offenders changing family
dynamics and employment. An engaging and thought-provoking study this book will be of
particular interest to scholars of criminology theory the justice system and sociology.
