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Life After Incarceration. Criminal Justice System Top 3 Ways to Fight Recidivism Soft & Hard Skills People Who Made It Your Plan. Frank L. Greenagel Jr. MPAP, MSW, LCSW, LCADC ACSW, CJC, ICADC Director of Community Affairs – College Recovery
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Life After Incarceration Criminal Justice System Top 3 Ways to Fight Recidivism Soft & Hard Skills People Who Made It Your Plan
Frank L. Greenagel Jr. MPAP, MSW, LCSW, LCADC ACSW, CJC, ICADC Director of Community Affairs – College Recovery NJ Governor’s Council on Drug Abuse & Alcoholism Adjunct Professor – Rutgers School of Social Work Instructor – Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies 1st LT – PA Army National Guard flg2@aol.com www.greenagel.com Greenagel Counseling Services on Facebook
The Criminal Justice System • Food, toilet, bed, light, fear, time, joy & pain of visits, and being told what to do. • 2,266,800 adults in jail or prison in 2011 • .7% of the US population • 4,814,200 adults on probation or parole • 6,977,700 in criminal justice system • 53% of arrested males and 39% of arrested females are re-incarcerated (’03) • 50 - 75% of people in prison or jail have a substance abuse history
Question What are the top 3 ways to fight recidivism?
3 Top Ways to Fight Recidivism • #1 JOB • #2 Sobriety • #3 Education
Soft Skills #1 Promptness - show up - show up on time
Soft Skills #2 Hygiene & Grooming
Soft Skills #3 Manners
Soft Skills Review • Promptness • Hygiene/Grooming • Manners
Hard Skills #1 Reading • Follow directions • Understand memos • Analyze reports
Hard Skills #2 Writing • Very few people can write • Take extra writing classes • It will separate • you from everyone else
Hard Skills #3 Math
Hard Skills #4 Ability to Use Technology
Hard Skills Review • Reading • Writing • Math • Ability to use technology
Bare Minimum • Transportation • Long time since last arrest • HS Diploma • Professionalism (don’t bring chaos to work)
A Paragon of Success • BA & other degress • Good credit score • Clean driving record • Specialized Skills • Other experiences • Work abroad • Travel • Different Experiences
Reasons to go to Therapy • Concerns about future • Romantic Relationships • Sexual Identity • Grief/Loss • Academic Stress • Work Stress • Interpersonal Stress • Substance Abuse
The First Day of Freedom • Don’t drink. Don’t smoke. Don’t snort. Don’t take pills. Don’t shoot. • Avoid people, places and things. Seriously. • Go out for a nice lunch or dinner. • Plan an out-of-state trip. • Continue with some kind of therapy
Questions I Ask People in Jail • Name • Hometown • What do you do for fun? • Substance problem? Drug of choice? • Charge • First time in jail or repeat offender • Who’s fault? • What will be different?
The First Month of Freedom • So much depends upon the first day, week and month. • Are you changing addresses? • What will you do for work and/or school? • Are you cutting off old friends, or will you roll the dice?
Adjusting to Life After Incarceration • Completing drug court • How to avoid old friends • How to avoid old trouble • Not trying to make up for lost time • Telling people about your past • How to handle money • How to get into a healthy romantic relationship
People Who Made It • Harold Hughes • Charles S. Dutton • Ben Chin • Regina Diamond • Robert Downey Jr. & Iron Man
Your Plan • 1st day out of jail or prison • Avoid people, places and things • Meaningful job and/or education • Continued non-use • Suggested follow-thru with 12-step meetings • Exercise • Therapy • Learn how to handle money • Hobbies • Travel • Help others
What a professional helper can do • Connect with services • Housing • Employment • Counseling • Education/Training • Social Supports • This is one of the great market inefficiencies