Evaluation of the Scottish Prison Service Transitional Care Initiative: Summary
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چکیده
A research team from the University of Stirling and TNS Social Research was commissioned to evaluate the operation and effectiveness of the Transitional Care initiative. The methods employed included the analysis of Transitional Care monitoring data; surveys of prisoners four and seven months following release; in-depth interviews with ex-prisoners in three areas of the country with different demographic characteristics and varying arrangements for the delivery of Transitional Care; and interviews with prison and community based staff associated with Transitional Care. The interviews with ex-prisoners included both those who had attended Transitional Care and those who had not.
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