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Process Evaluations

Haas, S. M., Hamilton, C. A., & Hanley, D. (2007). Preparing prisoners for returning home: A process evaluation of West Virginia's Offender Reentry Initiative. Charleston, WV: Mountain State Criminal Justice Research Services.

Haas, S. M., Hamilton, C. A., & Hanley, D. (2006). Implementation of the West Virginia Offender Reentry Initiative: An examination of staff attitudes and the application of the LSI-R. Charleston, WV: Mountain State Criminal Justice Research Services.

Harrell, A., Mitchell, O., Merrill, J., & Marlowe, D. (2003). Evaluation of Breaking the Cycle. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

LaVigne, N. G., Lawrence, S., Kachnowski, V., Naser, R., & Schaffer, M. (2002). Process evaluation of the Pennsylvania Community Orientation and Reintegration (COR) program. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Lindquist, C., Hardison, J., & Lattimore, P. K. (2003). Reentry courts process evaluation (phase 1). Final report. Research Triangle Park, NC: Author.

Minnesota Department of Corrections. (2006). Final report on the Serious Offender Accountability Restoration (SOAR) Project. St. Paul, Minnesota. Author.

Rossman, S. B., & Roman, C. G. (2003). Case-managed reentry and employment: Lessons from the Opportunity to Succeed program. Justice Research and Policy 5 (2), 75-100.

Stemen, D. (2002). The network program of Episcopal social services: A process evaluation. New York, NY: Vera Institute of Justice.

Washousky, R. (2004). 8th judicial district re-entry program evaluation. New York: Recovery Solutions, Inc.

West, L. P., & Cook, T. C. (2005). Wyoming's serious and violent offender reentry initiative: An evaluation of Phase 1 institution-based reentry programming for adults & juveniles. Laramie, Wyoming: Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center.

Outcome Evaluations

Adams, K., Bennet, K. J., Flanagan, T. J., Marquart, J. W., Cuvelier, S. J., Fritsch, E., et al. (1994). Large-scale multidimensional test of the effect of prison education programs on offenders’ behavior. The Prison Journal 74 (4), 433-449.

Barbaree, H. E., Seto, M. T., & Maric, A. (1996). Effective sex-offender treatment: The Warkworth Sexual Behavior Clinic. Forum on Corrections Research 8 (3), 13-15.

Bloom, D., Redcross, C., Zweig, J., & Azurdia, G. (2007). Transitional jobs for ex-prisoners: Early impacts from a random assignment evaluation of the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) Prisoner Reentry Program. New York, NY: MDRC.

Buzin, C. A., Scarpetti, F. R., Nielsen, A. L., Martin, S. S., & Inciardi, J. A. (1999). Measuring the impact of drug treatment: Beyond relapse and recidivism. Corrections Management Quarterly 3 (4), 1-7.

Castellano, T. C., Cowles, E. L., McDermott, J. M., Cowels, E. B., Espie, N., Ringel, C., et al. (1994). Implementation and impact of Illinois’ Prestart Program: A final report. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University, Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections.

Donnelly, P. G., & Forschner, B. (1984). Client success or failure in a halfway house. Federal Probation 48, 38-44.

Dowell, D. A., Klein, C., & Krichmar, C. (1985). Evaluation of a halfway house. Journal of Criminal Justice 13, 217-226.

Farole, D. J. (2003). The Harlem parole reentry court evaluation: Implementation and preliminary impacts. New York, NY: Center for Court Innovation.

Field, G. (1985). The Cornerstone Program: A client outcome study. Federal Probation 49, 51-56.

Finn, P. (1999, July). Job placement for offenders: A promising approach to reducing recidivism and correctional costs. National Institute of Justice Journal 240, 1-12.

Grant, B. A., & Gillis, C. A. (1996). Gradual release programs: Day parole performance and subsequent release outcome. Forum on Corrections Research 8 (3).

Haas, S. M., Hamilton, C. A., & Hanley, D. (2005). The impact of correctional orientation on support for the Offender Reentry Initiative. Charleston, WV: Mountain State Criminal Justice Research Services.

Haas, S. M., Hamilton, C. A., & Hanley, D. (2006). Implementation of the West Virginia Offender Reentry Initiative: An examination of staff attitudes and the application of the LSI-R. Charleston, WV: Mountain State Criminal Justice Research Services.

Harrell, A., Mitchell, O., Merrill, J., & Marlowe, D. (2003). Evaluation of Breaking the Cycle. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Hartmann, D. J., Wolk, J. L., Johnston, J. S., & Coyler, C. J. (1997). Recidivism and substance abuse outcomes in a prison-based therapeutic community. Federal Probation 61 (4), 19-25.

Hiller, M. L., Knight, K., & Simpson, D. D. (1999). Prison-based substance abuse treatment, residential aftercare and recidivism. Addiction 94 (6), 933-842.

Hiller, M. L., Narevic, E., Leukefeld, C., & Webster, J. M. (n.d.). Kentucky reentry courts: Evaluation of the pilot programs. Lexington, KY: University of Kentucky, Center on Drug and Alcohol Research.

Inciardi, J. A., Martin, S. S., Butzin, C. A., Hooper, R. M., & Harrison, L. D. (1997). An effective model of prison-based treatment for drug-involved offenders. Journal of Drug Issues 27, 261-278.

Knight, K., Simpson, D. D., Chatham, L. R., & Camacho, L. M. (1997). An assessment of prison-based drug treatment: Texas’ in-prison therapeutic community program. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 24 (3/4), 75-100.

Knight, K., Simpson, D. D., & Hiller, M. L. (1999). Three-year reincarceration outcomes for in-prison therapeutic community treatment in Texas. The Prison Journal 79 (3), 337-351.

Kurlychek, M., & Kempinen, C. (2006). Beyond boot camp: The Impact of aftercare on offender reentry. Criminology & Public Policy, 5, (2), 363-388.

LeClair, D. P., & Guarino-Ghezzi, S. (1991). Does incapacitation guarantee public safety? Lessons from Massachusetts furlough and pre-release programs. Justice Quarterly 8 (1), 1-40.

Martin, S. S., Butzin, C. A., & Inciardi, J. A. (1995). The assessment of multi-stage therapeutic community for drug-involved offenders. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 27, 109-116.

Martin, S. S., Butzin, C. A., Saum, C. A., & Inciardi, J. A. (1999). Three-year outcomes of a therapeutic community treatment for drug-involved offenders in Delaware: From prison to work release to aftercare. The Prison Journal 70 (3), 294-320.

McGarrell, E. F., Hipple, N., & Banks, D. (2003). Community meetings as a tool in inmate reentry. Justice Research and Policy 5 (2), 5-32.

McGarrell, E. F., Hipple, N., & Banks, D. (2004). Applying problem-solving approaches to issues of inmate reentry: The Indianapolis pilot project. Final report. Indianapolis, IN: Hudson Institute.

Minnesota Department of Corrections. (2006). Final report on the Serious Offender Accountability Restoration (SOAR) project. St. Paul, Minnesota: Author.

Niven, S. (2005). An evaluation of basic skills training for prisoners. London, England: Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Niven, S., & Stewart, D. (2005). Resettlement outcomes on release from prison in 2003. London, England: Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Rhodes, W. Pelisser, B., Gaes, G., Saylor, W., Camp, S., & Wallace, S. (2001). Alternative solutions to the problem of selection bias in an analysis of federal residential drug treatment programs. Evaluation Review 25, 19-45.

Robinson, D. (1996). Factors influencing the effectiveness of cognitive skills training. Forum on Corrections Research 8 (3), 6-9.

Roman, J., Brooks, L., Lagerson, E., Chalfin, A., & Tereshchenko, B. (2007). Impact and cost-benefit analysis of the Maryland Reentry Partnership Initiative. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Roman, C. G., Wolff, A., Correa, V., & Buck, J. (2007). Assessing intermediate outcomes of a faith-based residential prisoner reentry program. Research on Social Work Practice, 17, (2), 195-215.

Rossman, S. B., & Roman, C. G. (2003). Case-managed reentry and employment: Lessons from the Opportunity to Succeed program. Justice Research and Policy 5 (2), 75-100.

Saylor, W. G. & Gaes, G. G. (1992). The post-release employment project: Prison work has measurable effects on post-release success. Federal Prisons Journal 2 (4), 33-36.

Saylor, W. G. & Gaes, G. G. (1997). Training inmates through industrial work participation and vocational apprenticeship instruction. Corrections Management Quarterly 1 (2), 32-43.

Turner, S., & Petersilia, J. (1996). Work release in Washington: Effects on recidivism and corrections costs. The Prison Journal 76 (2), 138-164.

Visher, C. A., LaVigne, N. G., & Castro, J. L. (2003). Returning home: Preliminary findings from a pilot study of soon-to-be-released prisoners in Maryland. Justice Research and Policy 5 (2), 55-74.

Visher, C. A., Naser, R. L., Baer, D., & Jannetta, J. (2005). In need of help: Experiences of seriously ill prisoners returning to Cincinnati. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Visher, C. A., Winterfield, L., & Coggeshall, M. B. (2005). Ex-offender employment programs and recidivism: A meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 1, (3), 295-316.

Vito, G. F., & Tewksbury, R. (1999). Improving the educational skills of inmates: The results of an impact evaluation. Corrections Compendium 24 (10), 46-51.

Walters, G. (1999). Short-term outcome of inmates participating in the lifestyle change program. Criminal Justice and Behavior 26 (3), 322-337.

Wexler, H. K., Falkin, G. P., & Lipton, D. S. (1990). Outcome evaluation of a prison therapeutic community for substance abuser treatment. Criminal Justice and Behavior 17, 71-92.

Wexler, H. K., Melnick, G., Lowe, L., & Peters, J. (1999). Three-year reincarceration outcomes for Amity in-prison therapeutic community and aftercare in California. The Prison Journal 79 (3), 321-336.

Wilson, J. A., & Davis, R. C. (2006). Good intentions meet hard realities: An evaluation of the Project Greenlight reentry program. Criminology & Public Policy, 5, (2), 303-338.

Zhang, S. X., Roberts, R. E. L., & Callanan, V. J. (2006). Preventing parolees from returning to prison through community-based reintegration. Crime & Delinquency, 52, (4), 551-571.

Other Reentry Reports

Altschuler, D. M., & Brash, R. (2004). Adolescent and teenage offenders confronting the challenges and opportunities of reentry. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2, (1), 72-87.

Arditti, J. A., & Few, A. L. (2006). Mother's reentry into family life following incarceration. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 17, 103-123.

Austin, J. (2001). Prisoner reentry: Current trends, practices, and issues. Crime & Delinquency 47 (3), 314-334.

Austin, J., Hardyman, P., & Irwin, J. (2002). Exploring the needs and risks of the returning prisoner population. Washington, DC & San Francisco, CA: George Washington University and San Francisco State University.

Aylward, A. (2006). Successful transitions from institution to community: Reentry and the Washington State Sex Offender Treatment Program. Corrections Today Magazine, 68, (7), 76, 77, 82-106.

Baer, D., Bhati, A., Brooks, L., Castro, J., La Vigne, N., Mallik-Kane, K., Naser, R., Osborne, J., Roman, C., Roman, J., Rossman, S., Solomon, A., Visher, C., & Winterfield, L. (2006). Understanding the challenges of prisoner reentry: Research findings from the Urban Institute's prisoner reentry portfolio. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Beckman, K., Johnson, K. D., Solomon, A., & Travis, J. (2004). Prisoner reentry and community policing: Strategies for enhancing public safety. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Bloom, D. (2006). Employment-focused programs for ex-prisoners: What have we learned, what are we learning, and where should we go from here? New York, NY: MDRC.

Bobbitt, M., Campbell, R., & Tate, G. L. (n.d.) Safe return: Working toward preventing domestic violence when men return from prison. New York: Vera Institute of Justice.

Bobbitt, M., & Nelson, M. (2004). The front line: Building programs that recognize the families' role in reentry. New York: Vera Institute of Justice.

Brazzell, D. (2007). Informing and engaging communities through reentry mapping. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center.

Brooks, L. E., Visher, C. A., & Naser, R. L. (2006). Community resident's perceptions of prisoner reentry in selected Cleveland neighborhoods. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Brooks, L. E., Solomon, A. L., Keegan, S., Kohl, R., & Lahue, L. (2005). Prisoner reentry in Massachusetts. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Bushway, S. (2003). Reentry and prison work programs. Paper presented at the Urban Insitute Reentry Roundtable, New York City.

Byrne, J., Taxman, F., & Young, D. (2000). Emerging roles and responsibilities in the reentry partnership initiative: New ways of doing business. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research.

Byrnes, M., Bacallair, D., & Shorter, A. D. (2002). Aftercare as afterthought: Reentry and the California Youth Authority. San Francisco, CA: Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice.

Center for Sex Offender Management. (2007). Managing the challenges of sex offender reentry. Washington, DC: Author.

Chase, R. (1999). A case study in transition for ex-offenders: Sponsers, Inc. Southern Illinois University Law Journal 23 (2), 505-517.

Clear, T. R., Dammer, H. R., & Cardozier, V. R. (2002). The offender in the community (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.

Cowell, A. (2006). Approach for conducting cost, cost-effectiveness, and benefit-cost analyses of SVORI programs. North Carolina: RTI International.

Farley, C., & McClanahan, W. S. (2007). Update on outcomes; Reentry may be critical for states, cities. In Brief, 7, 1-4.

Finn, P. (1998). Texas' Project RIO (Reintegration of offenders). Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice.

Fishman, N. (2003). Briefing paper: Legal barriers to prisoner reentry in New Jersey. New Jersey: New Jersey Institute For Social Justice.

Fox, A., Khan, L., Briggs, D., Rees-Jones, N., Thompson, A., & Owens, J. (2005). Throughcare and aftercare: Approaches and promising practice in service delivery for clients released from prison or leaving residential rehabilitation. London, England: Home Office. Research, Development and Statistics Directorate.

Freudenberg, N. (2006). Coming home from jail: A review of health and social problems facing US jail populations and of opportunities for reentry interventions. New York: Hunter College, City University of New York.

Gardner, B. (2002). From prison to home: Reentering the community. Research in Review, 5, (1), 4-12.

General Accounting Office. (2001). Prisoner releases: Trends and information on reintegration programs. Washington, DC: Author.

Good, J., & Sherrid, P. (2005). When the gates open: A national response to the prisoner reentry crisis. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Griffin, P. (2005). Juvenile court-controlled reentry: Three practice models. Pittsburgh, PA: National Center for Juvenile Justice.

Haas, S. M., & Hamilton, C. A. (2007). The use of core correctional practices in offender reentry: The delivery of transitional services and prisoner preparedness for release. Charleston, WV: Mountain State Criminal Justice Research Services.

Hammett, T. M., Roberts, C., & Kennedy, S. (2001). Health-related issues in prisoner reentry. Crime & Delinquency 47 (3), 390-409.

Hecht, F. (2006). Reentry programs and rural jails. Washington, DC: Jail Reentry Roundtable, Urban Institute.

Heckbert, D., & Turkington, D. (2001). Turning points: A study of the factors related to the successful reintegration of Aboriginal offenders. Edmonton, Alberta: Nechi Training Research & Health Promotions Institute and Native Counseling Services of Alberta.

Henderson, M. L., & Hanley, D. (2006). Planning for quality: A strategy for reentry initiatives. Western Criminology Review, 7, (2), 62-78.

Jucovy, L. (2006). Just out: Early lessons from the Ready4Work prisoner reentry initiative. Philadelphia, PA: Public/Private Ventures.

Kachnowski, V. (2005). Returning home Illinois policy brief: Employment and prisoner reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Lattimore, P. K. (n.d.). The challenges and impacts of prisoner reentry. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International.

Lattimore, K. P., Brumbaugh, S., Visher, C., Linquiest, C., Winterfield, L., Salas, M., & Zweig, J. (2004). National portrait of SVORI: Serious and violent offender initiative. Research Triangle Park, NC: RTI International and Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

La Vigne, N. G., & Cowan, J. (2005). Mapping prisoner reentry: An action research guidebook. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

La Vigne, N., & Parthasarathy B. (2005). Returning home Illinois policy brief: Prisoner reentry and residential mobility. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

La Vigne, N. G., Solomon, A., Beckman, K. A., & Dedel, K. (2006). Prisoner reentry and community policing: Strategies for enhancing public safety. Washington, DC: Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

La Vigne, N., Mamalian, C., Travis, J., & Visher, C. (2003). A portrait of prisoner reentry in Illinois. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

La Vigne, N. G., Kachnowski, V., Travis, J., Naser, R., & Visher, C.(2003). A portrait of prisoner reentry in Maryland. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

La Vigne, N. G., Thomas, G. L., Visher, C., Kachnowski, V., & Travis, J. (2003). A portrait of prisoner reentry in Ohio. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

La Vigne, N. G., Visher, C., & Castro, J. (2004). Chicago prisoner's experiences returning home. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Lawrence, S., Mears, D. P., Dubin, G., & Travis, J. (2002). The practice and promise of prison programming. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

The Legal Action Center. (2004). After prison: Roadblocks to reentry: A report on state legal barriers facing people with criminal records. New York, NY: Author.

Leverentz, A. M. (2006). People, places, and things: The social process of reentry for female ex-offenders. Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago, Department of Sociology.

Lindahl, N., & Mukamal, D. A. (2007). Venturing beyond the gates: Facilitating successful reentry with entrepreneurship. New York, NY: Prisoner Reentry Institute at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Lindquist, C., Hardison, J., & Lattimore, P. K. (2004). The reentry court initiative: Court-based strategies for managing released offenders. Justice Research and Policy, 6 (1), 93-118.

Listwan, S. J., Cullen, F. T., & Latessa, E. J. (2006). How to prevent prisoner reentry programs from failing: Insights from evidence-based corrections. Federal Probation, 70, (3), 19-25.

Lynch, J. P., & Sabol, W. J. (2001). Crime policy report: Prisoner reentry in perspective. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Lynch, J., & Sabol, W. (2001). Prisoner reentry in perspective. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Mallik-Kane, K. (2005). Returning home Illinois policy brief: Health and prisoner reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Maruna, S., & LeBel, T. P. (2003). Welcome home? Examining the "Reentry Court" concept from a strengths-based perspective. Western Criminology Review, 4 (2), 91-107.

McCampbell, S. W. (2005). The gender-responsive strategies project: Jail applications. Washington, DC: National Institute of Corrections.

Mears, D. P., Roman, C. G., Wolff, A., & Buck, J. (2006). Faith-based efforts to improve prisoner reentry: Assessing the logic evidence. Journal of Criminal Justice, 34, (4), 351-367.

Mears, D. P., & Travis, J. (2004). The dimensions, pathways, and consequences of youth reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Minnesota Department of Corrections. (2006). Final report on the Serious Offender Accountability Restoration (SOAR) project. St. Paul, Minnesota: Author.

National Drug Court Institute. (1999). Reentry drug courts. Alexandria, VA: Author.

Nelson, M., & Tarlow, M. (2006). Jail reentry & community linkages: Adding value on both sides of the gate. Washington, DC: Jail Reentry Roundtable, Urban Institute.

Nelson, M., & Trone, J. (2000). Why planning for release matters. Issues in Brief. New York, NY: Vera Institute of Justice.

Osher, F. C. (2006). Short term strategies to improve re-entry of jail populations: Expanding and implementing the APIC model. Maryland: University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Osher, F., Steadman, H. J., & Barr, H. (2003). A best practice approach to community reentry from jails for inmates with co-occurring disorders: The APIC model. Crime & Delinquency, 49,(1), 79-96.

Petersilia, J. (2000). Challenges of prisoner reentry and parole in California. CPRC Brief 12 (3). University of California, California Policy Research Center.

Petersilia, J. (2000, November). When prisoners return to the community: Political, economic, and social consequences. Sentencing & Corrections 9. Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice.

Petersilia, J. (2001). Prisoner reentry: Public safety and reintegration challenges. The Prison Journal 81 (3) 360-375.

Piehl, A. (2003). Crime, work and reentry. Paper presented at the Urban Institute Reentry Roundtable, New York City.

Porporino, F. J., Fabiano, E. A., & Robinson, D. (1991). Focusing on successful reintegration: Cognitive skills training for offenders. Canada: The Correctional Service of Canada.

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Education and employment: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/employment_bp.pdf

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Family reentry: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/family_bp.pdf

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Health challenges of reentry: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/health_bp.pdf

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Housing and reentry: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/housing_bp.pdf

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Reentry and public safety: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/publicsafety_bp.pdf

Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign. (n.d.). Reentry and the faith community: Briefing paper. Retrieved September 9, 2004, from http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/pdfs/faith_bp.pdf

The Re-entry Policy Council. (n. d.). Report preview: Report of the Re-entry Policy Council. New York, NY: Author.

Roche, R., Schiraldi, V., Ziedenberg, J., & Berman, L. (2002). Returning adult offenders in DC: A road map to neighborhood based reentry. San Francisco, California and Washington, DC: The Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice.

Roman, C. G., Kane, M. J., & Giridharadas, R. (2006). The housing landscape for returning prisoners in the District of Columbia. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center.

Roman, G. C., & Travis, J. (2004). Taking stock: Housing, homelessness, and prisoner reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Roman, J., & Chalfin, A. (2006). Does it pay to invest in reentry programs for jail inmates? Washington, DC: The Urban Institute Justice Policy Center.

Roman, J., Kane, M., Turner, E., & Frazier, B. (2006). Instituting lasting reforms for prisoner reentry in Philadelphia. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Rose, D. R., Clear, T. R., & Ryder, J. A. (2002). Drugs, incarceration, and neighborhood life: The impact of reintegrating offenders into the community. NY: City College of New York, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

Rosenthal, A., & Wolf, E. (2004). Unlocking the potential of reentry and reintegration. Syracuse, New York: Center for Community Alternatives Justice Strategies.

Scott, G., Dewey, J. M., & Leverentz, A. (2005). Community reintegration trajectories: A qualitative comparative study of gang-affiliated and non-gang affiliated ex-offenders. Chicago, Illinois: Department of Sociology, DePaul University, Concordia University and Department of Sociology, University of Chicago.

Seiter, R. P., & Kadela, K. R. (2003). Prisoner reentry: What works, what does not, and what is promising. Crime & Delinquency, 49, (3), 360-388.

Solomon, A. L., Gouvis, C., & Waul, M. (2001). Summary of focus group with ex-prisoners in the District: Ingredients for successful integration. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Solomon, A. L., Johnson, K. D., Travis, J., & McBride, E. C. (2004). From prison to work: The employment dimensions of prisoner reentry: A report of the reentry roundtable. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Solomon, A. L., Palmer, T., Atkinson, A., Davidson, J., & Harvey, L. (2006). Prisoner reentry: Addressing the challenges in weed and seed communities. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center.

Solomon, A. L., Waul, M., Van Ness, A., Travis, J. (with Ravitz, J., Ravitz, K., Llewellyn, A., Blake, D.). (2004). Outside the walls: A national snapshot of community-based prisoner reentry programs. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Taxman, F., Byrne, J. M., & Young, D. (2002). Targeting for reentry: Matching needs and services to maximize public safety. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research.

Taxman, F. S., Young, D., & Byrne, J. M. (2003). Transforming offender reentry into public safety: Lessons from OJP's reentry partnership initiative. Justice Research and Policy 5 (2), 101-128.

Taxman, F., Young, D., & Byrne, J. (2000). Offender's views of reentry: Implications for processes, programs, and services. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research.

Taxman, F., Young, D., Byrne, J., Holsinger, A., & Anspach, D. (2000). From prison safety to public safety: Innovations in offender reentry. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research.

Travis, J., Cincotta, E. M., & Solomon, A. L. (2003). Families left behind: The hidden costs of incarceration and reentry. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Travis, J., Keegan, S., Cadora, E., Solomon, A., & Swartz, C. ( 2003). A portrait of prisoner reentry in New Jersey. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Travis, J., & Lawrence, S. (2002). Beyond the prison gates: The state of parole in America. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Travis, J., & Petersilia, J. (2001). Reentry reconsidered: A new look at an old question. Crime & Delinquency 47 (3), 291-313.

Travis, J., Solomon, A., & Waul, M. (Eds.). (2001). From prison to home: The dimensions and consequences of prisoner reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Travis, J., & Waul, M. (Eds.). (2004). Prisoners once removed: The impact of incarceration and reentry on children, families, and communities. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

Vazquez, S. (2006). Enhancing employment opportunities for ex-offenders-A survey of Idaho employers. Boise, Idaho: Idaho Commerce & Labor.

VamDeCarr, P. (n.d.) Call to action: How programs in three cities responded to the prisoner reentry crisis. California, New York, Philadelphia: Public Private Ventures.

Visher, C. A., & Courtney, S. M. E. (2007). One year out: Experiences of prisoners returning to Cleveland. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Justice Policy Center.

Visher, C., & Farrell, J. (2005). Chicago communities and prisoner reentry. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Visher, C., Kachnowski, V., LaVigne, N., & Travis, J. (2004). Baltimore prisoners' experiences returning home. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Visher, C., La Vigne, N. G., & Travis, J. (2004). Returning home: Understanding the challenges of prisoner reentry. Maryland pilot study: Findings from Baltimore. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Audit Division. (2004). The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate release preparation and transitional reentry programs. Washington, DC: Author.

Watson, J., Solomon, A. L., LaVigne, N. G., & Travis, J. (with Funches, M., Parthasarathy, B.). (2004). A portrait of prisoner reentry in Texas. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Wilkinson, R. A. (2001). Offender reentry: A storm overdue. Correction's Management Quarterly.

Wilkinson, R. A., & Bucholtz, G. A. (2003). Prison reform through offender reentry: A partnership between courts and corrections. Unpublished manuscript. Pace Law School.

Wilson, A. B., & Draine, J. (2006). Collaborations between criminal justice and mental health systems for prisoner reentry. Psychiatric Services, 57, 875-878.

Winterfield, L., & Castro, J. (2005). Returning home Illinois policy brief: Treatment matching. Washington, DC: Urban Institute.

Young, D., Taxman, F., & Byrne, J. (2003). Engaging the community in offender reentry. College Park, MD: Bureau of Governmental Research.

Zajac, G. (2002). Aftercare and successful offender reentry. Research in Review, 5, (1), 2-3.