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High hopes: supporting ex-prisoners in their lives after prison
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posted on 2008-07-15, 14:40 authored by Yvette Hartfree, Chris Dearden, Elspeth Pound[Taken from Summary]
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) commissioned the Centre for
Research in Social Policy (CRSP) to undertake this exploratory study to gain an indepth
understanding of the attitudes and expectations of prisoners immediately
prior to and following their release from prison. It also aimed to gain an
understanding of their views on the impact of support services on the decisions
they made and experiences following release. More specifically, the research
explored:
• ex-prisoners’ attitudes to, and expectations of, work, their interactions with the
labour market, the barriers they experience in relation to work and how these
change over time;
• ex-prisoners’ interactions with, and views of, service providers, such as Jobcentre
Plus, and the extent to which service provision is integrated across agencies;
and
• the relationship between crime, employment and unemployment.
The Government, through Jobcentre Plus, delivers a number of initiatives targeted
at prisoners and ex-prisoners to assist them with benefit claims and employment
and thereby contributes to their rehabilitation and reduces re-offending.
These include: Freshstart1 appointments; Employment and Benefit Surgeries
(EBSs); progress2work-LinkUP (p2w-LinkUP)2; and early entry onto New Deal
programmes.
The findings of this research may help to explain Jobcentre Plus and other agencies’
thinking about how the way in which they provide their services to ex-prisoners
1 The Freshstart appointment guarantees a prisoner a new claims interview
appointment at their local Jobcentre Plus office as soon as possible following
release. This process aims to connect ex-prisoners more quickly with financial
and employment support.
2 Specialist employment support for people experiencing disadvantage in the
labour market as a result of an offending background, alcohol misuse or
homelessness.
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- Social Sciences
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- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Research Unit
- Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP)
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HARTFREE, Y., DEARDEN, C. and POUND, E., 2008. High hopes: supporting ex-prisoners in their lives after prison. Research report (Great Britain. Dept. for Work and Pensions); 509.Publisher
© Crown Copyright for the Department for Work and PensionsPublication date
2008Notes
This report is also available from the DWP website at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2007-2008/rrep509.pdfISBN
978 1 84712 394 7Book series
Research report (Great Britain. Dept. for Work and Pensions);Language
- en
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