New perspectives on desistance : theoretical and empirical developments /

New perspectives on desistance : theoretical and empirical developments /

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Imprint:London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Ex-convicts -- Social conditions.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
Criminals -- Rehabilitation.
Ex-convicts -- Social conditions.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12455426
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Other authors / contributors:Hart, Emily Luise, editor.
Ginneken, Esther F. J. C. van, 1987- editor.
ISBN:9781349951857
1349951854
1349951846
9781349951840
9781349951840
1349951846
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco; title viewed on June 20, 2017).
Summary:This book brings together a collection of emergent research that moves the debate on desistance beyond a general consideration of individual and social structural influences. The authors examine empirical developments which have implications for policy surrounding resettlement and re-offending, but also for punishment practices. Presenting thought-provoking theoretical advances and critiques, the editors challenge and enrich traditional understandings of desistance. A wide range of chapters explore how some criminal justice interventions hinder the desistance process, but also how alternative approaches may be more helpful in promoting and supporting desistance. Thorough and diverse, this book will be of great to scholars of criminology and criminal justice, social policy, sociology and psychology, and of special interest to researchers and practitioners working with (ex- )offenders.
Other form:Print version: New perspectives on desistance. London, United Kingdom : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017 1349951846 9781349951840
Standard no.:10.1057/978-1-349-95185-7
9781349951840
Table of Contents:
  • New Perspectives on Desistance; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; The Genesis of This Book; Structure of the Book; References; Section 1 Desistance Pathways for Specific Offender-Groups; 2 Narratives of Punishment and Frustrated Desistance in the Lives of Repeatedly Criminalised Women; Introduction; Literature and Context; Research Methods and Sample; Narratives of Punishment and Frustrated Desistance in the Lives of Repeatedly Criminalised Women; 'I Know I Ain't Gonna Get Rehabilitated in Here': On Imprisonment and Desistance.
  • 'When They've Got You "On Licence", Really and Truly You're Still a Prisoner': A Brief Comment on 'Being on Probation' and Desistance'It's a Vicious Circle They're Puttin' Me In': On the PPO Initiative and Desistance; Drivers of Desistance, and Desistance Frustrated; Discussion and Concluding Thoughts; References; 3 'I Want to Be a Dad to Him, I Don't Just Want to Be Someone He Comes and Sees in Prison': Fatherhood's Potential for Desistance; Young Imprisoned Fathers: A Unique Group; Prevalence and Identification of Young Imprisoned Fathers; Fatherhood as a Turning Point to Desistance.
  • Motivation to ChangeSelf-Determination; Identity Transformation; Conclusion; References; 4 The Desistance Process of Offenders Who Misuse Drugs; Introduction; The DESDRUG Study; Theoretical Models of Recovery and Desistance: Similarities and Differences; Parallels Between Recovery and Desistance; Differences Between Recovery and Desistance; One Size Does Not Fit All: The Complex Desistance and Recovery Processes of Offenders Who Misuse Drugs; Desistance as Subordinate to Recovery; Two Different Desistance and Recovery Processes.
  • Onset and Continuation: Peter's Escape While Ray Was Having a Cake and Eating It TooThe Social Component: Peter Attached Little Importance While Ray Focused on Comparative Transitions; Subjective Component: An Identity Transformation Was Not Crucial to Desist and Recover; Discussion and Conclusion; Recovery: The Central Concept in the Desistance Process of Offenders Who Misuse Drugs; Desistance and Recovery as Interconnected and Gradual Processes; Future Research and the Importance of Drug Use in Desistance Research; Limitations; References; 5 Desistance After Life Imprisonment; Introduction.
  • Sitting Down to TalkSelection and Interview Procedure; The Lifers; Going Back or Staying Out; Condemned to Fail; Parole Conditions Conflicted with Demands of Everyday Lives; Going Back; Catching Up Too Quickly; Prison as a Safe Place; Staying Out; Self-Efficacy; A Healthy Fear; Reconsidering Desistance; On-Time, Off-Time, or Out of Time?; 'I'll Tell You What You Want to Hear'; Reconsidering Parole for Lifers; References; Section 2 Promoting Desistance in a Prison Context; 6 Spatial Autonomy and Desistance in Penal Settings. Case Study: The Barlinnie Special Unit (1973-1994); Introduction.

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