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Gang Diversion Program Implementation: A Reentry Program for Inmates with STG Affiliations at a Supermax Prison

Zoccole, Elizabeth
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu152785131656646

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2018, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Youngstown State University, Department of Criminal Justice and Consumer Sciences.
My interest in rehabilitation started during my undergraduate internship with the Adult Parole Authority in Youngstown, Ohio. During my time there I noticed the lack of diverse programming for offenders. There were wide ranges of programs for drugs, or mental health but there were none for gang members wanting to leave the gang. The research I completed is relevant due to the underlying fact that this population lacks the programs and assistance needed to escape and overcome the gang lifestyle. This project consisted of a year and a half worth of research that I contributed to the creation of a gang diversion program. I obtained scholarly articles and critically researched them on their pertinence on how to make the gang diversion program effective. I also found scholarly articles that referenced gangs, gang violence and the history of prison gangs. When one is able to establish a pattern of issues, then there is a possibility that the researcher can form a program that is applicable to the said institution. Applied research was utilized to identify various facts which created the base of a program that is suitable for gang members to learn how to leave the gang lifestyle. To complete this project, I have been working with Kevin Collins, Assistant Regional Administrator of the ODRC, and Lt. Kenneth Sample, the Security Threat Groups (STG) Intelligence Coordinator at Ohio State Penitentiary (OSP).
Richard Rogers, PhD (Advisor)
Christopher Bellas, PhD (Committee Member)
Phillip Dyer, MS (Committee Member)
50 p.
Criminology; Curricula; Curriculum Development; Social Research
Gang rehabilitation; Prison programming; Reentry; STG

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  • Zoccole, E. (2018). Gang Diversion Program Implementation: A Reentry Program for Inmates with STG Affiliations at a Supermax Prison [Master's thesis, Youngstown State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu152785131656646

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Zoccole, Elizabeth. Gang Diversion Program Implementation: A Reentry Program for Inmates with STG Affiliations at a Supermax Prison. 2018. Youngstown State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu152785131656646.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Zoccole, Elizabeth. "Gang Diversion Program Implementation: A Reentry Program for Inmates with STG Affiliations at a Supermax Prison." Master's thesis, Youngstown State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu152785131656646

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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