Life Imprisonment from Young Adulthood - Adaptation, Identity and Time (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)

This book analyses the experiences of prisoners in England & Wales sentenced when relatively young to very long life sentences (with minimum terms of fifteen years or more). Based on a major study, including almost 150 interviews with men and women at various sentence stages and over 300 surveys, it explores the ways in which long-term prisoners respond to their convictions, adapt to the various challenges that they encounter and re-construct their lives within and beyond the prison. Focussing on such matters as personal identity, relationships with family and friends, and the management of time, the book argues that long-term imprisonment entails a profound confrontation with the self. It provides detailed insight into how such prisoners deal with the everyday burdens of their situation, feelings of injustice, anger and shame, and the need to find some sense of hope, control and meaning in their lives. In doing so, it exposes the nature and consequences of the life-changing terms of imprisonment that have become increasingly common in recent years.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
Release date:	February 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Ben Crewe • Susie Hulley • Serena Wright
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	340
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-1-349-84993-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Criminal or forensic psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Offenders > Juvenile offenders Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	1-349-84993-6
Barcode:	9781349849932

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