Role exit in prison officers : returning to 'civvy street' Sarah Nixon and Darren Woodward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nixon, Sarah, author.

Woodward, Darren, author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. HM Prison Service--Officials and employees.

Great Britain.

Correctional personnel--Great Britain.

Correctional personnel.

Prison administration--Great Britain.

Prison administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2025.

Biography/History:

Sarah Nixon is a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Winchester, UK. Her research interests include desistance and peer support programmes in prison and community settings; the impact of desistance education on the working practices of prison officers; and autoethnographic research on being a gay female prison officer and experiences with suicide/self-harm and trauma. Sarah previously worked as a prison officer for six years at a Category B adult male prison in England and is a member of the Prison Research Network and the Pracademic Network in conjunction with De Montfort University. Darren Woodward is a lecturer in criminology at Arden University, UK. His research explores desistance from crime, prisons, and the experiences of people involved in criminal justice. Before entering academia, Darren spent 17 years as a prison officer, working at two large prisons in England in various capacities, including landing officer, offender supervisor, and offending behaviour facilitator. Darren is also a member of the Pracademic Network in conjunction with De Montfort University.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Endorsements

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Glossary and Acronyms

1. Introduction

2. Prison Officers and Penal Environments

3. Methodology

4. Theoretical Framework

5. Positive Aspects of Working as a Prison Officer

6. Doubt/Burnout/Frustration in the Role of Prison Officer

7. Searching for Alternatives Away from the Prison Service

8. Departure from the Prison Service

9. New Role/Identity Post-Prison Officer: Returning to 'Civvy Street'

10. Conclusion and Recommendations

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 14, 2025).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781040262887

1040262880

9781003195320

1003195326

9781040262870

1040262872

Publisher Number:

40032601085

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