Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services

Creating a Pathway to Ordinary Life for the Convicted

Edited by Fonkem Achankeng and Janet Hagen - Contributions by Fonkem Achankeng; Derek Dich; Michelle Devine Giese; Kendra Green; James Kevin Groves; Alfred T. Kisubi; Leslie A. Hagedorn; David Liners; Melinda Kline; Patricia McCourt; Diane P. McMillen; John Paulson; Mark Rice; Lynne M. Woehrle and Pearl Wright

This book promotes the notion of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Recognition of the fallibility of humans and the necessity of redemption is the first step to change our attitude toward guilt and punishment. Barring citizens with criminal records from obtaining housing, employment, education, and public benefits like Medicaid and food stamps is not only unjust but unproductive for a human society. The contributors to this volume argue that second chances are a foundational principle of the human services field.

Lexington Books

Pages: 232 • Trim: 6⅛ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-9588-9 • Hardback • April 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-9590-2 • Paperback • March 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-4985-9589-6 • eBook • April 2019 • $39.50 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Criminology, Social Science / Penology, Social Science / Social Work

Crime, Second Chances, and Human Services

Creating a Pathway to Ordinary Life for the Convicted

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Summary

This book promotes the notion of second chances and the importance of human services within the communities most affected by crime and the criminal justice system. Recognition of the fallibility of humans and the necessity of redemption is the first step to change our attitude toward guilt and punishment. Barring citizens with criminal records from obtaining housing, employment, education, and public benefits like Medicaid and food stamps is not only unjust but unproductive for a human society. The contributors to this volume argue that second chances are a foundational principle of the human services field.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 232 • Trim: 6⅛ x 9⅜

978-1-4985-9588-9 • Hardback • April 2019 • $117.00 • (£90.00)

978-1-4985-9590-2 • Paperback • March 2022 • $41.99 • (£35.00)

978-1-4985-9589-6 • eBook • April 2019 • $39.50 • (£30.00)

Subjects: Social Science / Criminology, Social Science / Penology, Social Science / Social Work

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.

Table 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

Reviews

This book is a manual of compassion and restoration for human renewal in vulnerable communities. It makes an excellent and compelling case for why Human Service is more than ever before relevant in current societies that are affected by challenges that threaten daily human conditions. This book could not come at a better time for human service practitioners working in communities affected by crime and trauma. Every human service practitioner should read and treasure this book. Faculty in Human Service programs should ensure that their students reflect on this book.
— Emmanuel Jean-Francois, Ohio University