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Shannon Moriarty
Boston, MA
Shannon is an avid runner, coffee guzzler, bike commuter, and dog lover. She is currently a graduate student at Tufts University's Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning program where she is studying housing and social welfare policy.
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Shannon commented on the article |Hi Dennis,
I think it's funny that people interpret my pieces about homeless sex offenders as advocacy in their favor. All of the research shows that when former prisoners - including sex offenders - are safely housed following their release from prison, they are less likely to commit future crimes. In other words, we're all safer when sex offenders are not left out on the streets.
When sex offenders are left homeless - or allowed to list their address as a homeless shelter - there's no way to track their wherabous. When sex offenders are in shelter, it's a potential danger to other homeless individuals. Thus, my position has consistently been that there is a need for better-coordinated re-entry programs that will provide housing for sex offenders. The burden should not be on homeless service providers to monitor sex offenders in a shelter setting.
One of the best ways to tend to victim's needs is to prevent recidivism. And in order to do this, we need to be asking difficult questions about what to do with sex offenders following their release from prison. It's a tough issue, and it's unfortunate you've chosen to interpret my analysis of these complexities so narrowly.
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Shannon commented on the article |A great point as always, SlumJack. There are lots of unanswered questions about the jobs in this program that I didn't touch on in this article. Are they paying a livable wage? Do the workplaces have worker-friendly policies, such as paid sick leave? And can we ever truly be "financially independent" when we are a dependent employee?
But then, I suppose I'm assuming a lot about the goals of Work First. I jumped to the conclusion that the greater goal was financial independence. But, in fact, Work First might just be a way of achieving mental health goals, like giving people purpose, confidence, and something to do every day.
Either way, I find the approach interesting and admire HopeFound for sticking their neck out to test a new strategy.
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