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This book argues for the importance of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system.
List of contents
Incarceration & American Society: An Introduction by Fonkem Achankeng
Chapter One: Second Chances, Human Services, Crime and Redemption by Fonkem Achankeng
Chapter Two: Changing the Trajectory of Life by Diane McMillen & Melinda Kline
Chapter Three: The Blooming Lotus: Wounded Healers & Their Aspirations to Give Back by John Paulson, Kevin Groves & Leslie A. Hagedorn
Chapter Four: People Can Change: Experiences of Formerly Incarcerated Leaders by Mark Rice
Chapter Five: From Retribution to Health: How Communities are Changing the Conversation about Incarceration by David Liners
Chapter Six: Passion and Freedom in Human Services by Alfred T. Kisubi
Chapter Seven: Crime, Justice, Drugs & Deviance: A Human Services Perspective by Derek Dich
Chapter Eight: Step Industries and Its Origins by Anonymous
Chapter Nine: STEP Industries and Me by Michelle Devine Giese
Chapter Ten: STEP Industries & the Minimum Wage Debate by Kendra Green
Chapter Eleven: Drug Use, Abuse & Addiction: A Personal Experience by Pearl Wright
Chapter Twelve: Getting a Second Chance and Giving Second Chances to Others
A Personal Journey by Patricia McCourt
Chapter Thirteen: Redemption, Restorative Justice and Rebuilding Communities by Lynne M. Woehrle
Chapter Fourteen: Transfiguration by Alfred T. Kisubi
About the author
Fonkem Achankeng I, is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Janet Hagen, is chair of the Human Services Leadership Department at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Summary
This book argues for the importance of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system.
