The Role of Stable Housing in Reducing Re-Offending by Ex-Prisoners

2018–2021

Royal Society of New Zealand

Barry Milne, Cinnamon Lindsay, Martin von Randow

University of Auckland: Alice Mills and Shiloh Groot

This project will utilise a mixed-methods approach to explore the potential role of stable housing in turning ex-prisoners away from crime. It will follow up a cohort of prisoners preparing for release with pre- and post-release interviews gathering a wealth of information, which will then be analysed to ascertain the relationship between stable accommodation and recidivism in New Zealand.

Mills A, Lindsay C, Gordon G, Groot S, Milne B (in press). More Than a Roof? An Evaluation of Post-Prison Housing Provision in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Sociology.