Criminal Justice Professor: People Need to Know They Are Part of a Developing City
August 21, 2015
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Renita Seabrook, associate professor in the University of Baltimore's School of Criminal Justice, tells WBAL-TV that one way to encourage offenders to improve their lives is to show them that they are part of a greater community.
Seabrook, who works with individuals who are transitioning out of incarceration, says she is struck by how little encouragement they have received in their lives.
"One young lady told me, 'Dr. Seabrook, I've never had anybody tell me I expect to be successful,'" she told the WBAL reporter.
Seabrook says one way to dissuade people from becoming repeat offenders is to show them that they are part of a larger community—and that can be achieved in part by encouraging neighborhood redevelopment and refurbishment.
View the WBAL story.
Learn more about Prof. Seabrook and UB's School of Criminal Justice in the College of Public Affairs.