Agency Program Proposal
Community Agency Program Proposal
Megan R. Carter
Texas Woman’s University
Table of Contents
1. Overview of Population
2. Review of Literature
3. Review of Existing Programs
4. Program Goals and Why
5. References
Community Agency Program Proposal With 1800 inmates leaving prison everyday it stands to reason that reentry programs would be vital to their success. The transition back into society can be a difficult one for the prisoners as well as their families. Many released inmates will struggle with substance abuse, lack of education, job skills and work history. My proposal is a facility with career counselors, vocational trainers, and social workers to help felons successfully reintegrate into society. …show more content…
Many suffer from substance dependence and mental health disorders. A vast majority does not have a high school diploma or equivalency and many were homeless and/or unemployed in the month prior to their arrest. With this unique set of, often overlapping, challenges comes the need for a unique approach to reentry. It has been confirmed that after a certain amount of time offenders become only as likely to recommit a crime as the general population. This, along with the nature of the initial crime should be of value to potential employers. Only 4% of incarcerated individuals are in for violent crimes, 10% are for simple assault, and the others are drugs and other violations. Thus, hiring managers should be willing to consider the nature of the job being offered, the seriousness of the crime committed, and the length of time since the crime was …show more content…
A few of the programs that I found were for profit organizations which I felt was a conflict of interest because I consider this a community service and paroled inmates often have limited resources. While I like all of the programs that I mentioned I found flaws in all of them. While I liked the length of time that was spent with clients in TORI I felt that it limited its population base by being spiritually affiliated. RID was a great program but there was limited information available on their website, I hope that these programs are being more publicized for inmates that qualify for them. The best of them all was Texas Reentry Services, Inc. and while the website needs to be updated and I would hope that the referrals could be limited a bit and more of their services offered in-house.
Program Goals and Why The core of this program would be to provide reintegration services to men and women. This program would be designed to help these individual reestablish ties to their communities and families (Lynch & Sabol, 2001). All of this would be in hopes of curbing recidivism rates and keeping these individuals out of prison for committing new crimes or violating their parole. The major goals of this program would be to:
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Megan R. Carter
Texas Woman’s University
Table of Contents
1. Overview of Population
2. Review of Literature
3. Review of Existing Programs
4. Program Goals and Why
5. References
Community Agency Program Proposal With 1800 inmates leaving prison everyday it stands to reason that reentry programs would be vital to their success. The transition back into society can be a difficult one for the prisoners as well as their families. Many released inmates will struggle with substance abuse, lack of education, job skills and work history. My proposal is a facility with career counselors, vocational trainers, and social workers to help felons successfully reintegrate into society. …show more content…
Many suffer from substance dependence and mental health disorders. A vast majority does not have a high school diploma or equivalency and many were homeless and/or unemployed in the month prior to their arrest. With this unique set of, often overlapping, challenges comes the need for a unique approach to reentry. It has been confirmed that after a certain amount of time offenders become only as likely to recommit a crime as the general population. This, along with the nature of the initial crime should be of value to potential employers. Only 4% of incarcerated individuals are in for violent crimes, 10% are for simple assault, and the others are drugs and other violations. Thus, hiring managers should be willing to consider the nature of the job being offered, the seriousness of the crime committed, and the length of time since the crime was …show more content…
A few of the programs that I found were for profit organizations which I felt was a conflict of interest because I consider this a community service and paroled inmates often have limited resources. While I like all of the programs that I mentioned I found flaws in all of them. While I liked the length of time that was spent with clients in TORI I felt that it limited its population base by being spiritually affiliated. RID was a great program but there was limited information available on their website, I hope that these programs are being more publicized for inmates that qualify for them. The best of them all was Texas Reentry Services, Inc. and while the website needs to be updated and I would hope that the referrals could be limited a bit and more of their services offered in-house.
Program Goals and Why The core of this program would be to provide reintegration services to men and women. This program would be designed to help these individual reestablish ties to their communities and families (Lynch & Sabol, 2001). All of this would be in hopes of curbing recidivism rates and keeping these individuals out of prison for committing new crimes or violating their parole. The major goals of this program would be to:
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