Sponsor
Portland State University. Hatfield School of Government. Division of Public Administration
First Advisor
Douglas Morgan
Term of Graduation
Spring 2007
Date of Publication
6-4-2007
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Public Administration and Policy
Department
Public Administration
Language
English
Subjects
Prisoner reentry, Female Prison Reentry, Citizen crime reporting, Female offenders
DOI
10.15760/etd.7982
Physical Description
1 online resource (2, vii, 146 pages)
Abstract
Growing attention is being given to the design of programs for female prisoners to assist their successful reentry into the community upon the completion of their incarceration. However, current programs have been largely designed and implemented with the goal of seeking parolee compliance through mandatory rules and practices. Little emphasis is placed on preparing inmates to assume their duties as citizens and active participants in the lives of their community. In short, existing programs pay little attention to the importance of creating what I call for purposes of this study, “citizen participation”.
This study tests the importance of developing a strong sense of citizen participation on the part of female parolees prior to release from prison. An intervention strategy was used on a control group of female prisoners to assess the impact of a citizen participation educational program. For purposes of this study citizen participation is operationalized in terms of the following four measures: self-efficacy, sense of obligation to the community, sense of citizen control and intent to be an engaged citizen. The findings suggest that incorporation of a citizen participation component focused on the above four dimension has the potential to assist female prisoners in successfully reentering their communities.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38433
Recommended Citation
Torrey, Dana Roderick, "From Prison to the Community : the Role of Citizen Participation in Female Prisoner Reentry" (2007). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 6122.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.7982
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