incarceration, criminology, penology, desistance, punishment, carceral, prisons, peer support, mentorship

Out now in pb: #PeerSupport in #Prison". "Perrin opens his powerful study with a brilliant, seldom-asked question: How do human beings find meaning in the devastating bleakness of #incarceration?" #criminology #penology #desistance #punishment #carceral www.routledge.com/Peer-Support...

Chris' latest blog now available.

'Mr Potato Head and Jessie think I’m more Woody than Buzz. These “which character are you” games often crop up after lunch – they’re good fun and can be surprisingly revealing.'

#landworks #blog #desistance

www.landworks.org.uk/to-desistanc...

Manoj Mohanan and CJ Appleton. Text says Reforming Criminal Reform. New episode of Duke Sanford Policy 360 Podcast.

In the latest episode of Policy 360, CJ Appleton talks about his research on #desistance, the process of ending a criminal career, and on how childhood trauma connects to criminal choices with interim Dean Manoj Mohanan.

Highlights: duke.is/reforming-cr...

#AcademicSky #podcast

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New Duke Sanford professor CJ Appleton researches criminal justice, trauma & #desistance - amplifying unheard voices through research & policy.

Read more about his journey & research: sanford.duke.edu/story/cj-app...

Welcome to Duke, Prof. Appleton!

#AcademicSky #NewFaculty

Employability Barriers for Those with a Sexual Conviction Sexual offending results in lifelong consequences for both the victims and perpetrators. As such, practitioners seek to reduce the risk of recidivism. One method for reducing risk is to focus on incre...

I’m pleased to share that our new book chapter has just been published!

#Criminology #Rehabilitation #Employment #CriminalJustice #Desistance

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

nokimby dear...

#tftd #desistance

ADHD: a personal account of an undiagnosed pathway to crime Reflections on the failure of criminology to consider the criminal justice implications

I spent years teaching crime without recognising how my own trajectory mapped onto the theories I taught.

ADHD, crime, & criminology’s blind spots.

Sorry rpt with #

a8drewson.substack.com/p/adhd-a-per...

#ADHD #Criminology #Neurodiversity #LivedExperience #SocialJustice #Desistance #YouthJustice

Coloured background with orange, blue, green and yellow. PBNI and Probation Service Ireland logo is at the bottom of the graphic. Text says Irish Probation Journal Volume 21, 2024 Desistance as a Social Movement - an article by Shadd Maruna

Dr Shadd Maruna wrote an article on "Desistance as a Social Movement”. In it he puts forward that #Desistance should be a social movement, like addiction or mental health ‘recovery movements’.
👉Read it at pbni.org.uk/publication/...

"A nuanced view of what peer programs mean during #imprisonment... This is the type of scholarship that is needed to better understand what it means to shift the #carceral system toward one that affirms humanity and care for all.” #criminology #desistance #prison www.routledge.com/Peer-Support...

"This fascinating book reveals the myriad ways in which #patriarchy complicates and disrupts their pursuit of #desistance from #crime... a major step forward in gendering desistance research and theory." #criminology #gender #resistance www.routledge.com/Desistance-R...

A running start: Endurance training, Zatopekian pain, and desistance from crime - Thomas Ugelvik, Pernille Nyvoll, Tore Rokkan, 2025 In this exploratory article, we investigate the impact long-distance running may have on desistance from crime. Based on qualitative interviews with 12 individu...

New journal article 📝 👟🏃‍♂️

'A running start: Endurance training, Zatopekian pain, and desistance from crime'

by Thomas Ugelvik, Pernille Nyvoll, and Tore Rokkan from Norway.
#Running #Desistance #Criminology #Health
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Interesting new MoJ report!!

Evidence is drawn primarily from a series of Rapid Evidence Assessments (REAs) conducted by academics working in the field of reducing reoffending.

#desistance #recidivism #reintegration

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/680101...

Probation, Technical Compliance and the ‘Drowning’ of Hope Abstract. Hope and optimism are central to processes of reform. However, in the context of the dramatic restructuring and reorganizations that the probatio

Not long out!

Our thoughts on the role of probation in supporting hope during processes of change.

Coming soon - a briefing paper published by the Inspectorate in a couple of weeks time.

#AcademicSky #Probation #desistance #criminology

academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

What happens when academics live together: spontaneous co-writing. 🥳

Our book finally arrived! @robingalnander.bsky.social

#criminology #desistance #academicsky #academia

What do We Know About How Processes of Desistance Vary by Ethnicity? A Review of Current Knowledge

I’m reposting this as I thought it might be of interest to #BlackSky folks.

Its summary of a forthcoming review of what is known about ethnic variations in why people stop offending.

#AcademicSky #criminology #desistance #ethnicity #criminal_careers

substack.com/@stephenfarr...

Hey #Criminology folk,

Does anyone know of any research on how the #policing of different age ranges within populations impacts on how we understand the Age/Crime curve??
#LifeCourse
#DevelopmentalCriminology
#CriminalJustice
#Desistance

Probation, Technical Compliance and the ‘Drowning’ of Hope Abstract. Hope and optimism are central to processes of reform. However, in the context of the dramatic restructuring and reorganizations that the probatio

Delighted to have worked w/ @jakephillips.bsky.social Anita Dockley and folks from Penal Reform Solutions on this, which is now out in the BJC. Thanks due also to the Sheffield Recovery Forum for their help with some of the fieldwork:

#probation #desistance

academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

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Le SNEPAP-FSU, organisation représentative de l’administration pénitentiaire, l’une des principales organisations professionnelles représentatives des Services Pénitentiaires d’Insertion et de Probation, débarque sur 🦋 #Probation #Prison #Desistance #TeamPénit #TeamSPIP

...how #impulsivity & #fatalism that cause ‘fuck it’ moments can be seen in part as arising from experiences of systemic/institutional obstacles or inertia - how the ‘justice’ system works against #desistance

@fergus_mcneill emphasises #belonging - the #relational element of the #desistance process -how achieving secure, settled, long-term desistance requires that ‘people see me differently’, yet systemic/institutional responses serve to entrench #criminal identity

#Risk #CriminogenicNeed focus must be balanced with a future focus on strengths, skills, hope, possibility, what a crime-free life might look & feel like - and how to get there #desistance

#YouthGangs #Rehabilitation #Desistance #purpose #belonging #acceptance

Harris: how do we fit those who re-offend but don't get caught into the #recidivism & #desistance #criminology discussion? #crime

Rehabilitation Work: Supporting Desistance and Recovery Fascinating new book by Doctor Hannah Graham explores how...

#Rehabilitation Work: Supporting #Desistance and Recovery www.russellwebster.com/rehabilitation-work-supp... @russwebt