Many community reentry organizations are turning to actuarial risk assessments but that’s often the wrong tool for the job. We’d like to offer a better alternative for needs assessments – the INSIT.
On a mission to improve reentry outcomes for their communities, grass roots organizations are emerging to address some of the greatest challenges facing people leaving incarceration. These organizations have staff and leadership with lived experience, passion, a wide breadth of knowledge, talent, and wisdom that is not taught via a criminal justice degree.
While reentry programs offer a wide range of services that promote successful reintegration for people leaving prison and returning to the community, the research is clear, effective reentry programs share these ten features.