PAID Research Study on Prison Reentry!!

Los Angeles CA

Description

**Are you an adult who has been released from state or federal prison in California within the past two years? **Are you willing to talk about your experience of prison reentry and community reintegration—including your challenges, successes, setbacks, and goals? **Are you interested in sharing your perspectives regarding the prison reentry process in California, what is and is not helpful, about various criminal justice system policies, and about how to best help formerly incarcerated individuals truly succeed after prison? If so, you may be eligible to earn $50 (and up to $150 total for ongoing participation in this research project)! A Westmont College professor in the Sociology Department is seeking individuals recently released from prison to be interviewed and complete survey questionnaires for a research study on the experiences and perspectives of formerly incarcerated individuals. This is a longitudinal study, which means that the researcher would like to follow-up with you over a period of time in order to better understand the process of prison reentry, desistance, and community reintegration. Each “wave” of data collection includes surveys and an interview, which will typically take place on two separate days. Topics covered in the interview and survey questionnaires include: personal well-being, social support, resilience, experiences of adversity and trauma, potential posttraumatic growth, desistance from crime, beliefs about people’s capacity to make positive life changes, your experience of prison reentry and reintegration, your perspective on prison reentry in general, your perspective on various prison reentry-related practices, policies, and programs, and your personal growth and goals. Surveys and interviews are CONFIDENTIAL. Participation in this study will last approximately 3½ hours per wave of data collection, with up to three waves of data collection over 5 years. Research participants will be compensated $50 upon completion of the interview in each wave of data collection. For more information, please contact: Dr. Sarah Jirek, [email protected] or (805) 565-6278.