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Reclamation: Reclaiming Identity and Rebuilding Community to Combat Criminal Recidivism

Fee, Allen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1430749310

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2015, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Upon release from prison many former inmates become recidivist. They can break parole and/or commit another crime and be reincarcerated based on poor access to stable housing and work due to stigma and availability of proper environments, as well as a lack of suitable work programs and/or housing. The formerly incarcerated also suffer many psychological problems such as feelings of a lack of control and the loss of their independent pre prison identities. Many halfway houses that provide these services have unstable atmospheres or can’t provide support for the former criminals seeking jobs. Proposed is a facility in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati that will incorporate housing with a commercial aspect to be staffed by residents. The commercial facility will provide a community asset that is currently lacking in the area, comprising of a fresh market grocery store that directly engages the community with the center. The center will also providing for the housing of the former inmates in residences designed to help ease their transition back into society at large, refraining from dehumanizing aspects such as communal bedrooms and non privacy. Elements of personalization and interactivity will allow residents to exert a control and ownership over their environment, allowing them to reclaim their independent identities lost in prison. The building designed will showcase a manner in which architecture and architectural interventions can be used to help a community and disenfranchised individuals reclaim their identities and help create dialogue and reduce stigma with existing residents. This project will hopefully spark interest in the idea that architecture can be part of the process of combating larger social problems.
Aarati Kanekar, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, M.Arch. (Committee Member)
48 p.
Architecture
Recidivism; Identity; Community; Transitional Housing; Interactivity; Urban

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  • Fee, A. (2015). Reclamation: Reclaiming Identity and Rebuilding Community to Combat Criminal Recidivism [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1430749310

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Fee, Allen. Reclamation: Reclaiming Identity and Rebuilding Community to Combat Criminal Recidivism. 2015. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1430749310.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Fee, Allen. "Reclamation: Reclaiming Identity and Rebuilding Community to Combat Criminal Recidivism." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1430749310

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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