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No question about it -- by almost any measure our flawed criminal justice and correctional systems are national disgraces. Indeed, each year nearly 650,000 ex-offenders exit prison for the free world. Within three years of release, nearly two-thirds re-offend and go back to prison where they cost taxpayers between $22,000 and $70,000 a year to sit in a steel and concrete cage. Not surprisingly, most ex-offenders don't make it on the outside for long. If prisons were a business, they would be declared bankrupt! But help is on the way. Filled with insights, advice, self-tests, examples, and exercises, this is the ultimate re-entry survival guide for ex-offenders who want to stay out for good and do something significant with their lives. While the whole re-entry process is fraught with challenges that can lead to rejections, disappointments, and temptations, it's also a time for self-renewal and transformation. Indeed, this is a very special time for ex-offenders to inject greater meaning and direction into their lives so they will never again waste their time and mind in a prison, jail, or detention centre. This new how-to book addresses the major psychological and practical day-to-day challenges facing ex-offenders as they re-enter the free world. Eleven hard-hitting chapters outline a clear seven-step process for re-entry success: Changing your attitudes and motivations; Developing a purpose in life; Getting smarter through education and training; Telling the truth about the new you; Taking responsibility and building trust; Seeking assistance for life-long recovery; Leaving a legacy as a friend, spouse, parent, and citizen. Highlights of this self-directed book include: a comprehensive 146-item re-entry success assessment test; examples of ex-offenders making difficult choices; examination of ex-offender mindsets and how to change them; recommended resources to reinforce and expand learning; exercises for developing a purpose and legacy in life; daily action-planning forms and activities to implement the seven steps; a planning journal for keeping critical re-entry activities on track; several forms to help organise a budget and use community support systems; powerful quotes for guiding one's life. Addressing the whole re-entry process from beginning to end, this book is must reading for anyone preparing to re-enter the free world. It's also an ideal book for friends, loved ones, and supporters as well as those who are already on the outside but need better guidance on how they can jump-start their new life ...and stay out for good.

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Drs Ron & Caryl Krannich are two of America's leading career and travel writers who have authored over 80 books.

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