Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #15 - What is Effective Reintegration? (ACJ15-A008)

Article 8: Correctional Officers, the Carceral Environment and Reentry: Perspectives from the U.S. and Scandinavia (ACJ15-A008)

Abstract

Reentry policy has long focused on programming to reduce recidivism among the formerly incarcerated. However, less attention has been given to prison environments in which these interventions are implemented. Globally, there is meaningful variation in the extent to which carceral environments are characterized by either punitiveness or humanity, with the United States and the Scandinavian nations, respectively, deemed as exemplars. In every system, correctional officers work on the “front lines” and can observe the complex interactions between punishment philosophies, the harsh realities of prison life, and how incarcerated people are prepared to return home. Drawing on the experiences of correctional officers in the United States, Sweden, and Norway, this study illuminates the perspectives of these often-overlooked stakeholders regarding penal philosophies, reintegration policy, and how the prison environment impacts policy and practice. Cross-contextual lessons for grounding reintegration in the carceral environment are similarly discussed.

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Authors

Jordan M. Hyatt

Associate Professor, Director, Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, Center for Public Policy, Drexel University, United States

Jordan M. Hyatt, J.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies and the Director of the Center for Public Policy, Drexel University (Pennsylvania, USA). He is the co-principal investigator for the Scandinavian Prison Project.

Synøve N. Andersen

Postdoctoral Researcher, Co-Principal Investigator, University of Oslo, Scandinavian Prison Project, Norway

Synøve N. Andersen, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oslo (Norway). Her work focuses on evaluations of Norwegian correctional, drug and family policies, comparative criminal justice, and the dynamics of co-offending networks and criminal careers. She is the co-principal investigator for the Scandinavian Prison Project.

Veronica Horowitz

Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo, United States

Veronica Horowitz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) (New York, USA). Her research employs mixed methods and focuses on American criminal punishment with subfoci on mercy, gender, and social stratification.

Hannah_Nario-Lopez

Ph.D. Student in Sociology, Assistant Professor, University at Buffalo, University of the Philippines - Diliman

Hannah Nario-Lopez is a Ph.D. student in Sociology at the University at Buffalo (SUNY)(New York, USA) on a Fulbright scholarship. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Philippines - Diliman. Her latest research focused on relational coping strategies of jail officers toward material deprivation, emotional labor in penal facilities, and the potential for rehabilitative prison culture in the Philippines.

Advancing Corrections Journal - Edition #15 - What is Effective Reintegration? (ACJ15-A008)

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