“In-Custody Treatment and Offender Reentry.”

Source:
“In-Custody Treatment and Offender Reentry.” The White House. Office of National Drug Control

Policy. Web. 17 March 2015.https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/in-custody-treatment-and-reentry

Summary:

This source focuses mostly on rehabilitation for offenders incarcerated for drug related offences, and their reentry into society. The statistics, provided by the Bureau of Justice, indicate a need for certain prisoners to receive treatment for successful reentry ("United States"). This source also dispels myths related to the rights and the benefit eligibilities of inmates reentering society with information provided by the Council of State Governments Justice Center ("Reentry Mythbusters").

Quality:

This article seems to be a source of reliable information. It’s published the White House’s official website which increases the credibility of the research and statistics examined, and the information provided comes from dependable sources such as the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The author isn’t listed on the website but it has the White House and the Office of National Drug Control Policy to validate the source’s dependability.

Issues:

The main focus of the information provided pertains to treatment of offenders with a history of substance abuse, and although rehabilitation programs are mentioned in the source, there is never a real explicit explanation of what the programs do to help with reentry.

Key Words and Phrases:

In-Custody Treatment, Offender Reentry, Criminal Justice System, Recidivism, Probation, Parole, Drug Courts, Incarceration , Treatment, Prison, Jail, Drug-Involved Offenders, Crime, Substance Abuse, RSAT (Residential Substance Abuse Treatment), BOP (Federal Bureau of Prisons), BJA (Bureau of Justice Assistance), NIC (National Institute of Corrections)

Quotes:

“[I]t is critical that prisoners being released from prison or jail and reentering society have access to skills and services that will prevent them from re-offending in the future.”

“High rates of recidivism mean more crime, more victims, and more pressure on an already-overburdened criminal justice system.”

Source Link:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/in-custody-treatment-and-reentry

Works cited:
"Reentry MythBusters." The Council of State Governments Justice Center. CSG Justice Center, 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

United States. U.S. Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Probation and Parole in the United States, 2009. By Lauren E. Glaze, Thomas P. Bonczar, and Fan Zhang. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.