Community-based social reintegration as a response to the organizational and clinical compartmentalization of criminalized individuals
The authors explore theoretical issues around reintegration efforts focused on criminalized individuals facing multiple problems. Practitioners assisting individuals with complex clinical profiles are often confronted with systemic barriers that occur because intervention services are organized in silos. This compartmentalization of intervention services is exacerbated by top-heavy management, the introduction of evidence-based practices, and the loss of autonomy by practitioners. Improving the quality of service delivery to individuals with complex problems requires increased collaboration and discussion between those who work in different sectors. The authors recommend developing an intersectorial approach based on recognizing common objectives in community-based social reintegration programs. Recognizing shared objectives would help different sectors come together in a global and cooperative approach that could avoid the separation of services seen today.