Aims

I have decided to add 'Research support options given to newly released offenders' to my aims. As I have researched I have found lots of information and case studies which show the level of support given to offenders when they leave prison. This will help me to determine whether an offender can be completely rehabilitated as if they are not given any supprt when they leave prison then they will just reoffend.

During my research I have found that prisons only give ex-inmates a small amount of money and they are left to decide where to live. This means that they go back to where they came from, find their old criminal friends and reoffend. It is charities such as the Amber Foundation who provide ex-prisoners with a stable place to live and help them to gain the skills needed to get a job. In my presentation I have included a video made by the Amber Foundation which shows 4 ex-offenders telling their stories of prison and what happened on their release day.

There is a large amount of support given to young offenders to make sure they don't return to crime, such as government initiatives. A lot of ex-offenders find it hard to get a job after they leave prison because they have their conviction on record. This is why the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 is important because it means spent convictions for minor offences are written off.