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Prison Welfare and Voluntary After Care
John Corden is a lecturer in social work at the University of York. Before his appointment to this post in 1972 he worked for five years with Nottinghamshire Probation Service.
Jo Kuipers is a probation officer in South East London. After working in the After Care Unit of the Birmingham Probation Service, he obtained his M.Phil, in social work and social administration at the University of York. He was then employed as a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Administration and Social Work at York for one year.
Kate Wilson is a lecturer in social work at the University of Hull. Before her appointment to this post she held a similar appointment at the University of York. She worked for the lnner London Probation Service for five years up to 1973.
Summary
Some findings of a survey into the experiences of men released from prison are reported, where they relate to their use of prison welfare and after care services. These are discussed in the context of issues such as through-care, rate of take-up, and the factors which may be influential in determining whether a man makes use of after care on release from prison. It is proposed that for more isolated men the probation service should adopt a ‘reaching-out’ strategy.