Home Free: Prisoner Reentry and Residential Change after Hurricane Katrina

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David S. Kirk (Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow, Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford)

Home Free

Prisoner Reentry and Residential Change after Hurricane Katrina

David S. Kirk (Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow, Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College, University of Oxford)

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Oxford University Press Inc
09 July 2020

Population & demography; Social services & welfare, criminology; Rehabilitation of offenders; Law & society; Criminology: legal aspects

Each year in the United States, more than 625,000 individuals are released from prison. Half will be back in prison within just three years. Many

former prisoners who reoffend return home to their old communities, where the same family, friends, drugs, and criminal opportunities await them.

In Home Free, David S. Kirk uses Hurricane Katrina as a natural experiment to examine whether residential relocation away from an old neighborhood can lead to desistance from crime. Drawing upon both quantitative and qualitative evidence and data from an experimental housing mobility program, he focuses on the lives of individuals released from Louisiana prisons soon after the hurricane, some who moved away from New Orleans and some who did not. Kirk further explores the impact of the Katrina-induced residential change, which provides a unique opportunity to investigate what happens when individuals move not just a short distance away from home, but to entirely different cities, counties, and social worlds. In a series of analyses, Kirk shows the impact that changes in structured daily activities and peer relationships, as well as opportunities for cognitive transformation can have to substantially reduce the likelihood of recidivism.

Addressing one of the biggest challenges now facing the criminal justice system, Home Free offers a story of redemption. In light of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Kirk provides important insights into how the power of a fresh start can have considerable policy implications for reducing recidivism.

By: David S. Kirk (Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow Professor of Sociology and Professorial Fellow Nuffield College University of Oxford)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 155mm, Width: 239mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 482g
ISBN: 9780190841232
ISBN 10: 0190841230
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 09 July 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Home Free: Prisoner Reentry and Residential Change after Hurricane Katrina

Kirk offers a mixed-methodology design to investigate the reincarceration rates of ex-prisoners who returned to live in New Orleans after their release after Hurricane Katrina, compared to those who left to live in other places. The quantitative analysis is triangulated with qualitative interviews involving mostly African American ex-inmates to explain why some desisted and others persisted in experiencing reincarceration. * B. Agozino, CHOICE *