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Parole and Beyond: International Experiences of Life After Prison
Armstrong
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Description for Parole and Beyond: International Experiences of Life After Prison
Hardback. Editor(s): Durnescu, Ioan; Armstrong, Ruth. Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Num Pages: 319 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JKVP; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book provides an assessment of contemporary international knowledge about the experiences of life after release from prison. For over 100 years people leaving prison have been supervised by probation services, but little has been written about how those who are supervised experience this process, or how this process influences experiences post-release. Research suggests that the success or failure of supervision in terms of reoffending may be related to how it is experienced, but little has been written about how supervision interacts with these experiences. Despite this lack of grounded knowledge, post-prison supervision continues to grow internationally. This book ... Read more
This book provides an assessment of contemporary international knowledge about the experiences of life after release from prison. For over 100 years people leaving prison have been supervised by probation services, but little has been written about how those who are supervised experience this process, or how this process influences experiences post-release. Research suggests that the success or failure of supervision in terms of reoffending may be related to how it is experienced, but little has been written about how supervision interacts with these experiences. Despite this lack of grounded knowledge, post-prison supervision continues to grow internationally. This book ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
319
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349951178
SKU
V9781349951178
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99-15
About Armstrong
Dr. Ruth Armstrong is a British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK. Her research has focused on understanding experiences of life in prison and after release from prison. She co-created and directs the Learning Together programme of prison and university education partnerships, seeking to provide routes out of prison and into higher education. ... Read more
Reviews for Parole and Beyond: International Experiences of Life After Prison
Parole and Beyond' represents an invaluable work of scholarship that does not hold its punches. It makes it abundantly clear that `supervision risks demotivating the motivated in its hope of restricting the unmotivated', and the book offers practical and realistic solutions for reform. This collection merits wide readership amongst policymakers, academics, and students alike. (Mark Alexander, Prison Service Journal, ... Read more