Title: Life after life imprisonment /
Authors: Appleton, Catherine.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Great Britain.; Life imprisonment Great Britain Case studies.; Parole Great Britain Case studies.; Ex-convicts Great Britain Social conditions Case studies.; Criminal justice, Administration of Great Britain Decision making.
Abstract: This book explores one of the most contentious and sensitive topics in criminal justice: the release and resettlement of life-sentenced offenders. It offers a major insight into how societies respond to serious crime, why offenders are recalled and identifies important elements of successful reintegration for released offenders.
Contents: Introducing discretionary lifers. Discretionary life sentences : the legal and political context ; Investigating life after life imprisonment -- The role of the probation service. After life imprisonment : the role of supervising officers ; Living on life licence : lifers' perceptions of supervision -- Desistance and persistence. Living a life more ordinary : lifers' narratives of change ; Roadblocks to resettlement : the significance of recall.