Abstract

More than half of Australia’s prison population have experienced prior incarceration. Factors such as homelessness, mental illness, and poverty compound the challenges of reentry. Reentry support in Victoria, Australia is state funded, yet delivered via three non-governmental organizations. In this article we explore practitioners’ experiences of working with people who were incarcerated in the liminal phase of reentry—where one is neither prisoner nor citizen but in-between. Practitioners reported trust and rapport are the central pillars of practice and choose to utilize strengths-based approaches instead of risk-based approaches, but felt that service brokerage is impeded by associated professionals’ concerns around risk.

摘要

超过一半的澳大利亚监狱人口有过入狱经历。无家可归、精神疾病和贫困等因素加剧了重返家园的挑战。澳大利亚维多利亚州的重返社会支持由国家资助，但通过三个非政府组织提供。在这篇文章中，我们探讨了从业者与被监禁在再入的临界阶段的人一起工作的经历——在这个阶段，一个人既不是囚犯也不是公民，而是介于两者之间。从业者报告说，信任和融洽是实践的核心支柱，他们选择利用基于优势的方法而不是基于风险的方法，但认为相关专业人士对风险的担忧阻碍了服务经纪。