ABSTRACT

Extant research on housing instability focuses on external housing barriers but limited research exists on individual-level indicators of housing stability for individuals returning to society from incarceration. This study addresses this gap with data collected from 70 individuals recently released from incarceration who returned to Bexar County (San Antonio, Texas) that were not placed in specific housing programmes, leaving them to seek housing independently. The study explores residential trajectories and the utility of individual-level characteristics, specifically readiness for change, in relation to housing stability. The findings reveal the importance of assessing the dynamics of each individual living situation since many of the participants are housed but not in stable housing situations. Furthermore, readiness for change (specifically action, self-sufficiency, and human agency) is found to be a significant indicator of housing stability and may represent an important intervention target for re-entry and reintegration programmes.

摘要

现有的住房动荡研究侧重于外部住房壁垒，但是关于从监禁中重返社会的个人的住房稳定性的个人层面指标的研究很少。这项研究利用最近从监禁中释放的70个人的数据解决了这一差距，这些个人返回了Bexar县（得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市），没有被安置在特定的住房计划中，因此只能独立寻求住房。这项研究探索了住宅的发展轨迹和个人水平特征的实用性，特别是与住房稳定性相关的变革准备。这些发现揭示了评估每个人的生活状况动态的重要性，因为许多参与者都被安置在住房中，但居住环境并不稳定。此外，