Reference materials are a good way to begin your research:
Selected readings from online encyclopedias on prisoner and/or offender reentry, probation and/or parole.
Abadinsky, H. (2002). Parole. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of crime and punishment (pp. 1128-1132). Sage Publications.
Bivens, N. (2012). Probation. In W. Miller (Ed.), The social history of crime and punishment in America: An encylopedia. (pp. 1432-1438). SAGE Publications.
Clear, T., & Dammer, H. (2002). Probation. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of crime and punishment.(pp. 1260-1265). SAGE Publications.
Coleman, M. & Spiropoulos, G. (2005). Prisoner reentry. In M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities (Vol. 2, pp. 760-763). Sage Publications.
Grattet, R. (2020). Back-end sentencing and parole revocation. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Hoskins, K. M. (2018). Women, girls, and reentry. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Immarigeon, R. (2005). Probation. In M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities (Vol. 2, pp. 777-782). Sage Reference.
Inderbitzin, M. (2014). Felon disenfranchisement. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Jenkins, M. J. (2009). Prisoner reentry. In H.T. Greene & S. L. Gabbidon (Eds.), Encyclopedia of race and crime (Vol. 2, pp. 652-655). Sage Reference.
Koehler, J., Rothschild-Elyassi, G., & Simon, J. (2018). The new penology. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Lutze, F.E., and Kigerl, A. (2013). The psychology of prisoner reentry. In J.B. Helfgott (Ed.). Criminal psychology (Vol. 4. pp. 287-306). Praeger.
Petersilia, J. (2005). Parole. In M. Bosworth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities (Vol. 2, pp. 676-682). Sage Reference.
Rengifo, A. F. (2009). Prisoner reentry. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Soyer, M. (2020). Defining "success" in corrections and reentry. Oxford Bibliographies in Criminology. Oxford University Press.
Subject specific print encyclopedias and handbooks are available in the Reference section of the Lloyd Sealy Library (on the 2nd Floor of the Library either in the reference stacks or behind the Reference Desk). Criminal justice encyclopedias and handbooks, for the most part, have entries under the heading: prisoner (or offender) reentry, parole, and probation. Some related topics may include:
Here are some print criminal justice encyclopedias:
Bryant, C.D. (Ed.). (2001). Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior (Vols. 1-4). Brunner-Routledge. Reference HV 6017 .E53 2001
Dressler J. (Ed.). (2002). Encyclopedia of Crime & Justice (2nd ed., Vols. 1-4). Macmillan Reference. Reference HV 6017 .E52 2002
Levinson, D. (Ed.). (2002). Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (Vols. 1-4). Sage Publications. Reference HV 6017 .E524 2002
Sullivan. L. (Ed.). (2005). Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement (Vols. 1-3). Sage Publications. Reference HV 7921 .E53 2005
Wright, R.A. & Miller, J.M. (Eds.). (2005). Encyclopedia of Criminology (Vols. 1-3). Routledge. Reference HV 6017 .E5295
Our Library has access to a wide variety of criminal justice and social science encyclopedias which provide a broad overview of your topic.
Enter your key words (s) or phrase(s) in the search box OR browse the List of Entries or Subject Index of a particular encyclopedia to find information on your topic. For example:
women offenders and reentry
race and reentry
felon disenfranchisement
Cross-discipline Encyclopedias:
Gale EBooks (Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Criminal Justice Encyclopedias:
21st century criminology: A reference handbook, 2009
Crime, prisons, and jails, 2014
Encyclopedia of crime and punishment (Vols. 1-4), 2002
Encyclopedia of criminal justice ethics. 2014
Encyclopedia of criminology and criminal justice, 2014
Encyclopedia of juvenile justice, 2003
Encyclopedia of prisons & correctional facilities, (Vols. 1-2), 2005
Encyclopedia of race and crime, 2009
Encyclopedia of white-collar & corporate crime, (Vols. 1-2), 2005
Oxford Bibliographies--Criminology
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
West's encyclopedia of American law, 2nd edition, (Vols. 1-13), 2004