Description
More than 10 million people are imprisoned worldwide and. As it is often said: “99% of them will be released one day”. A prison sentence has a major impact on the life of incarcerated persons (e.g. losing their job, homes, schrinking social network). As the Flemish government (Belgium) aimed to gain more insight into the reenty process of incarcerated people, the BRuG-project was launched. This currently ongoing research project is developed with the aim of decreasing recidivism rates on the long-term by adapting the current offer of services and activities to the real needs experienced by people living in detention. To gain insight into these aspects, a survey has been distrubted in almost all prisons in Flanders and Brussels among a resprensentative sample of incarcerated persons. In total, 777 people participated, which is 11.2% of the total prison population. The multi-faceted ecological model by Graffam & Shinkfield (2012) is used to present the complexity of factors affecting reentry. Factors at 3 broad ecological domains are discussed: i.e. (1) intrapersonal conditions (e.g. physical and psychological health, substance use), (2) subsistence conditions (e.g. finances, employment, and housing) and (3) support conditions (e.g. social support, support services/program participation). Attention is paid to people’s life before incarceration, during imprisonment, and their concerns towards reentry. The results of the survey entail the potential to tailor the current services and activities to better support the reentry process, which is a known as a challenging process for many.| Periode | 25 okt 2023 |
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| Evenementstitel | ICPA Annual Conference 2023 - "Humane Corrections: What more can we do" |
| Evenementstype | Conference |
| Locatie | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Mate van erkenning | International |