...Matthew Cracknell Purpose The Offender Rehabilitation Act 2014 extended post-release supervision to individuals serving short prison sentences while introducing an extended array of actors into the resettlement field. This paper aims to explore the barriers that prison practitioners and community...

... This paper is based on a review of the relevant theories in the field and how these may be practically applied to the field of youth resettlement. Findings CoPs are a helpful way to engage, enable and, most importantly, empower, practitioners and managers, thus unlocking the wealth of knowledge...

...Paul Olaitan; John Pitts Purpose This paper aims to endeavour to sketch out a blueprint for effective collaborative working in resettlement. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a review of the relevant research and interviews with professionals concerned with the resettlement...

... for young ex-offenders and conducting in-depth interviews with young ex-offenders and practitioners from volunteer-involving organisations (VIOs) and resettlement organisations. Findings – Several perceived benefits of volunteering for young ex-offenders were identified; particularly in relation...

...‐prisoners as potential service users, and better links need to be made between local homelessness strategies, choice based lettings systems and prisoner resettlement programmes. Providing support services to ex‐offenders may encourage such acceptance and help to maintain the motivation to desist from crime...

...Jackie Lowthian The prison population in England and Wales has risen dramatically in recent years and rates of reoffending following release are, at best, disappointing. This article considers some of the evidence in relation to what is going wrong and how resettlement for prisoners might be made...