Making good : how ex-convicts reform and rebuild their lives / Shadd Maruna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maruna, Shadd, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ex-convicts--Interviews.

Ex-convicts.

Ex-convicts--Rehabilitation.

Recidivists--Interviews.

Recidivists.

Criminology.

Medical Subjects:

Criminology.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

How ex-convicts reform and rebuild their lives

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2001]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Based on the Liverpool Desistance Study, this book compares and contrasts the stories of ex-convicts who are actively involved in criminal behavior with those who are desisting from crime and drug use. Extensive excerpts from the study reveal two types of personal narratives: a "condemnation" script favored by active offenders and a "generative" script favored by desisters. The way that these scripts are constructed and the manner in which they are used is then examined in light of contemporary criminological and psychological thought. The results suggests that success in reform depends on providing rehabilitative opportunities that reinforce the generative script. This study reveals a constructive new direction for offender rehabilitation efforts and will appeal to a wide range of readers from psychologists and criminologists to legislators, administrators, substance abuse counselors, and offenders themselves. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-200) and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2001. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2001 dcunns.

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