After Prison

Rose Ricciardelli is an assistant professor at Memorial University. She has published in academic journals such as , Sex Roles, and Theoretical Criminology. Her research interests include evolving conceptualizations of masculinities, vulnerabilities and risk as well as experiences of prisoners, police, and correctional officers within different facets of the criminal justice system. Adrienne M.F. Peters is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Her seminal research is a longitudinal study examining specialized probation for mentally disordered and serious-/violent young offenders. Research interests include: youth delinquency; mental health; correctional programming; policy; policing recruitment/training; and collaborative policing/crime reduction. She has presented on and co-authored publications in these areas.

Introduction: Rose Ricciardelli, Don Evans, & Adrienne Peters
Section I - The Employment-Re-entry Enigma/Dilemma
1 Work after Prison: One Man's Transition: James Young
2 Employment and Desistance from Crime: Kemi S. Anazodo, Christopher Chan, and Rose Ricciardelli
3 Employment and Criminal Offenders with Mental Illness: Krystle Martin
Section II - Criminal Histories, Employment Prospects, and Moving Forward
4 Job Search, Suspended: Changes to Canada's Pardon Program and the Impact on Finding Employment: Samantha McAleese
5 Vulnerabilities and Barriers in Post-Release Employment Reintegration as Indicated by Parolees: Rose Ricciardelli and Taylor Mooney
Section III - Employment Reintegration Programming: Supportive Strategies and Related Outcomes
6 Is Criminal History at the Time of Employment Predictive of Job Performance? A Comparison of Disciplinary Actions and Terminations in a Sample of Production Workers: Mike G. Harmon, Laura J. Hickman, Alexandra M. Arneson, and Ashley M. Hansen
7 Transforming Rehabilitation: A Critical Evaluation of Barriers Encountered by an Offender Rehabilitation Program for South Asian/Muslim Offenders within the New Probation Service Model: Christine Victoria Hough
8 Promoting Employment Opportunities through Mentorship for Gang-Involved Youth Reintegrating into the Community: Adrienne M.F. Peters
9 Barriers to Community Reintegration: The Benefits of Client-Centered Case Management and Pre-employment Skills Training: Ashley Brown
Section IV - The Employment Reintegration of Unique Populations
10 ""Between a Rock and Hard Place"": How Being a ""Convict"" Hinders Finding Work in the Neoliberal, Late Capitalist Economy: Dale C. Spencer
11 Does the ""Wrongful"" Part of Wrongful Conviction Make a Difference in the Job Market?: Kimberley A. Clow
Conclusion: Employment Reintegration: Rose Ricciardelli & Adrienne Peters
Contributors
Rose Ricciardelli, Memorial University, St. John's, NL
Donald G. Evans, John Howard Society, Toronto, ON
Adrienne Peters, Memorial University, St. John's, NL
James Young [undisclosed; former prisoner]
Kemi S. Anazodo, York University, Toronto, ON
Christopher Chan, York University, Toronto, ON
Krystle Martin, Ontario Institute for Mental Health Treatment, Toronto, ON
Samantha McAleese, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Taylor Mooney, Memorial University, St. John's, NL
Mike G. Harmon, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Laura J. Hickman, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Alexandra M. Arneson, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Ashley M. Hansen, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Christine Victoria Hough, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK
Ashley Brown, John Howard Society, Toronto, ON
Dale C. Spencer, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON
Kimberley A. Clow, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON