• Acknowledgments
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The extent of the problem
• 3. An overview of homelessness
• 4. Prisoner re-integration, recidivism and homelessness
• 5. Homelessness and offending
• 6. The benefits of intervening to promote reintegration and prevent homelessness
• 7. Policy and programs addressing reintegration and homelessness
• Research with staff and ex-prisoner clients
• Conclusions and recommendations
• Appendices

Ex-Prisoners, SAAP, Housing and Homelessness in Australia

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Report parts two and three: research with staff and ex-prisoner clients of SAAP funded agencies

Introduction

This section of the report comprises parts two and three of 'The provision of consultancy services in relation to research into ex-prisoners, SAAP and homelessness'. Part two involves discussions with selected SAAP service providers to provide information about perceptions of ex-prisoner usage of SAAP services including impact on other SAAP clients, while Part three involves interviews with a selected number of ex-prisoner SAAP clients to obtain qualitative information about pathways into SAAP and homelessness.

Time constraints, resource constraints and practical considerations (e.g. ability and willingness of SAAP agencies to be involved in the research, the need for agencies to approach ex-prisoner clients directly for participation, and the need to conduct interviews on-site) largely determined the methodology for this research project. As a result, it is important to note that respondents (staff and clients) in this research were not randomly selected, and that the results obtained in this research cannot be assumed to be representative of the broader SAAP sector, or of ex-prisoners in general. While this places some limitations on the conclusions which can be drawn, and the degree to which the results can be generalised to the broader population of SAAP agencies and clients, the research presented in this report provides valuable qualitative information about perceptions and pathways which can be used to feed into directions for future research into SAAP, ex-prisoners and homelessness.

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