Being Imprisoned [electronic resource] : Punishment, Adaptation and Desistance /
Schinkel, M.author.
Exploring the way in which criminal punishment is interpreted and narrated by offenders, this book examines the meaning offenders ascribe to their sentence and the consequences of this for future desistance.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 Meanings and Experiences of Punishment; 3 Purposes Perceived in the Sentence; 4 Legitimacy and the Impact of the Prison Environment; 5 Narrative Demands and Desistance; 6 Conclusion; Appendix I: Narrative Vignettes; Appendix II: Narrative Methods; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Exploring the way in which criminal punishment is interpreted and narrated by offenders, this book examines the meaning offenders ascribe to their sentence and the consequences of this for future desistance.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Sociology.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminal law.
Criminology.
Prison and Punishment.
Gender Studies.
Crime and Society.
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.