books about: ex-offenders     books:     Ex-offenders      I Need a J-O-B! the Ex-Offender's Job Search Manual Louis N. Jones Conquest Books, 2005 Very helpful and presented in an easy to read style I purchased this book in addition to several others to help a relative. Of all of the books I purchased this was the one I thought would be the most practical and easiest to read.             Equipping Your Church To Minister To Ex-Offenders Louis N. Jones Conquest Books, 1998 Prison ministry does not end at the prison gates.  In any area of the country where there is a prison or a jail, or where ex-offenders reside, there is a need to help incarcerated men and women make a successful transition from prison to society.  These 104-page manual gives practical, Biblically-based instructions on starting such a ministry, ...             Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett Jennifer Gonnerman Picador, 2005 Life on the Outside, Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett An important book. Several years ago, I read a lengthy rave review about this book in "The New York Times" and bought it. It's about "breaking the cycle" of imprisonment and poverty in families. At a time when governments do little other than epitomize Benjamin ...             Locked Out: Felon Disenfranchisement and American Democracy (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) Jeff Manza, Christopher Uggen Oxford University Press, USA, 2006 5.4 million Americans--1 in every 40 voting age adults-- are denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction. In a country that prides itself on universal suffrage, how did the United States come to deny a ...             Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives Shadd Maruna American Psychological Association (APA), 2007 "Making Good" makes good sense! Dr. Maruna shines the bright lights of objectivity, intellectual courage, and scientific inquiry, into a dimly understood subject, one which too many people would rather ignore: Specifically, why is criminal recidivism so commonplace, what are the social policies and ...             Marked: Race, Crime, and Finding Work in an Era of Mass Incarceration Devah Pager University Of Chicago Press, 2007 Timely scholarship If this depressing book cannot convince people that racism is alive and well in America today, I don't know what could. Dr. Pager reports on an empirical research project in which teams of well-put-together white and black college students went job-hunting in and ...             The Ex-Offender's Quick Job Hunting Guide Ron Krannich; Caryl Krannich Impact Publications, 2005 This companion workbook for The Ex-Offender's Job Hunting Guide is filled with practical tests and exercises for organizing and implementing 10 steps for re-entering the work world. Includes special chapters on taking responsibility, telling the truth about your background, and developing an action plan for making it on the outside. Here's the ...             The Ex-Offender's Job Hunting Guide: 10 Steps to a New Life in the Work World Ron Krannich Impact Publications, 2005 Great tool for Career Facilitators I have a contract with California to help Job Developers work with people who have disabilities. The question continuously arises "What do you do with people who have been in prison?" I was so relieved that this book was published. I carry a copy of the cover and share ...             Best Resumes and Letters for Ex-Offenders (Overcoming Barriers to Employment Success) Wendy S. Enelow Impact Publications, 2006 Excellent Resource for Ex-Offenders! Ex-Offenders face barriers to employment. Barriers to employment may consist of poor education, bias, stigma, and most of all gaps in work history. Studies have shown that obtaining employment may reduce the likelihood of an ex-offender retruning to prison. How does an ...             After Crime and Punishment: Pathways to Offender Reintegration Willan Publishing (UK), 2004 The issue of resettling ex prisoners and ex offenders into the community has become an increasingly pressing one on both sides of the Atlantic. In the USA the Attorney General has identified the issue as "one of the most pressing problems we face as a nation" in view of the massive prison population and the rapid increase in rates of ...             Transitional Justice Ruti G. Teitel Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 A Significant Contribution This is a truly interesting and insightful analysis of one of the fundamental issues for political science of our times -- how the emerging democracies in Eastern Europe and elsewhere should deal with the legal systems inherited from their authoritarian pasts. As ...             Keeping Ex-Offenders Free!: An Aftercare Guide Donald Smarto Baker Pub Group, 1993 For Prison or Jail Ministry Volunteers & Inmate's Family This difficult-to-find book deserves reprint. "Keeping Ex-Offenders Free!: An Aftercare Guide" by Donald Smarto handles a hard, but important issue within the field prison and jail ministry. Be ready when the inmate becomes an ex-offender to best help him or her ...             The Ex-Offender's Re-Entry Success Guide: Smart Choices for Making It on the Outside for Good Ron Krannich Impact Publications, 2008 Each year 650,000+ ex-offenders leave prison for the free world. Facing a rough road ahead, two-thirds return to prison within three years. Their re-entry is fraught with problems that lead to rejections, disappointments, and temptations. This book addresses the psychological and practical day-to-day challenges facing ex-offenders. It outlines a ...             2006 Guide to Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Grants from Federal Agencies, Programs for At-Risk ... U.S. Government Progressive Management, 2005 2006 Faith-Based Guide Quality of product was very poor. Most of the information could be obtained via the internet.             Releasing Prisoners, Redeeming Communities: Reentry, Race, and Politics Anthony Thompson NYU Press, 2008 Releasing Prisoners Redeeming Communities is excellent I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I am familiar with the issues and still found Professor Thompson's book to be informative and accessible. I look forward to more books from this author.          products you might be interested in search for books disenfranchisement, ex-offenders, incarceration, reintegration, transitional, welfare-to-work      toavi.com    web we recommend Life on the Outside, Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett randomly chosen book: Insects and Flowers: The Art of Maria Sibylla Merian