Lecture 16: Release and Resettlement (Through the prison gate)

Question 1

What does resettlement involve for prisoners?

Answer 1

Being prepared for release back into the community

Question 2

When was the term “resettlement” officially adopted in the prison system?

Answer 2

1998

Question 3

Which pathway involves finding prisoners’ accommodation?

Answer 3

Housing

Question 4

What government report identified factors that influence re-offending?

Answer 4

Reducing Re-offending Report

Question 5

What reforms were made under Transforming Rehabilitation?

Answer 5

Probation services were reorganised

Question 6

What is the aim of a resettlement prison?

Answer 6

To prepare prisoners for release

Question 7

What barriers exist in making resettlement work for prisoners?

Answer 7

• Staff culture issues
• Poor communication
• Resource limitations

Question 8

What has research found about short term prisoners and resettlement?

Answer 8

Provision has neglected them

Question 9

What sentence combines short custody with long community supervision?

Answer 9

Custody plus

Question 10

What criticism was made of the Offender Management Model?

Answer 10

Too complex

Question 11

What new development aimed to improve prison resettlement support?

Answer 11

Offender Management in Custody

Question 12

What recent report found the OMiC model not working?

Answer 12

HMIP Report

Question 13

What continuity is important in offender management?

Answer 13

Of supervision

Question 14

What common issue causes prisoner resettlement problems on release?

Answer 14

Debts build up

Question 15

What financial barrier threatens prisoner resettlement?

Answer 15

Prison job wages

Question 16

What concept links desistance and resettlement?

Answer 16

A process

Question 17

What day of the week are many prisoners now released?

Answer 17

Friday

Question 18

What Act changed this for some prisoners?

Answer 18

Offenders Release Act

Question 19

What argument exists around prison punishment and resettlement?

Answer 19

Resettlement reverses prison harms

Question 20

What social issue creates resettlement challenges for prisoners?

Answer 20

Lifetime exclusion

Question 21

What social barrier can hinder prisoner resettlement?

Answer 21

Stigma

Question 22

Short prison sentences can worsen resettlement as prisoners:

Answer 22

Lose social bonds

Question 23

Why does moving prisoners undermine resettlement?

Answer 23

Plans get disrupted

Question 24

What fundamental question exists around prisoner resettlement?

Answer 24

If society really wants it

Question 25

What main model aims to bridge custody and community supervision?

Answer 25

Offender Management

Question 26

Who is responsible for probation under Transforming Rehabilitation?

Answer 26

National Probation Service

Question 27

Who supervises lower risk offenders in the community?

Answer 27

Community Rehabilitation Companies

Question 28

A factor that can significantly reduce reoffending is:

Answer 28

Prison visits

Question 29

What pathways model influenced UK resettlement strategy?

Answer 29

Scandinavian

Question 30

Who formulated the seven resettlement pathways?

Answer 30

Social Exclusion Unit

Question 31

What report found OMiC not working in prisons?

Answer 31

HMIP Report

Question 32

When was National Offender Management Service (NOMS) established in prisons?

Answer 32

2004

Question 33

Who faced neglect of resettlement services prior to reforms?

Answer 33

Short term prisoners

Question 34

What historically provided prisoner resettlement services?

Answer 34

Third sector organisations