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Author Kazemian, Lila

Title Positive Growth and Redemption in Prison : Finding Light Behind Bars and Beyond
Published Milton : Routledge, 2019

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Description 1 online resource (245 pages)
Series International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation Ser
International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation Ser
Contents Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Series editor introduction; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Introduction; The current research: the French Prison Study; Why should we care about long-term prisoners?; Can individuals thrive in prison?; Definitions of key criminological terms; The core arguments of the book; Variations in terminology across different cultural settings; Outline of the book; Note; References; Chapter 2: The French Prison Study; Why I chose France as a setting for prison research; The structure of the French prison system
The (not-so) unique cultural and historical qualities of FranceFrance's complex relationship with its North African population; Secularism and "color-blindness" in France; Research procedures; Gaining access to prisons; Recruitment into the study; Conducting the interviews; The sample; Methodological approach; The content of the surveys and interviews; Interviews; Surveys; My position as a foreign female researcher; The objectives of the research; Notes; References; Chapter 3: The research participants; Sociodemographic characteristics; Religious affiliation; Educational background
Criminal historyFamily characteristics; Health issues; Substance abuse; The legacy of trauma and victimization; Exposure to traumatic experiences in prison; The prevalence of pre-incarceration trauma and victimization; Note; References; Chapter 4: The desistance paradigm in criminology and its application to long-term incarceration; Critiques of desistance research: the abolitionist approach; What we know about desistance from crime; Explanations with a focus on social factors; Explanations with a focus on individual and cognitive factors
Integrated theories with a focus on the individual-social nexus: the role of selection biasAdaptation in prison; Coping with long-term incarceration; Desistance from crime in the context of prison; Notes; References; Chapter 5: Lotus in the mud: A conceptualization of desistance from crime in prison; Redefining desistance; Prison misconduct: a poor indicator of desistance; The root cause of violence is deep internal suffering; Adversarial growth: a framework for thriving in prison; Applications of the adversarial growth framework to the prison setting; Notes; References
Chapter 6: The barriers to positivegrowth in prisonChallenges that are inherent to the prison setting; 1 Initial adjustment to prison; 2 Invisible desistance; 3 Institutional impediments integral to the prison setting; Structural barriers to desistance from crime and positive adaptation in prison; 1 Inequality and financial challenges; 2 The absence of institutional support; 3 The distinctive challenges to desistance from crime among individuals belonging to socially marginalized groups
Notes Individual barriers to positive growth and desistance: unresolved suffering, intense anger and the feeling of injustice
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Subject Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Cross-cultural studies
Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- France -- Case studies
Prisoners -- Cross-cultural studies
Prisoners -- France -- Case studies
Criminals -- Rehabilitation
Prisoners
France
Genre/Form Case studies
Cross-cultural studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780429856853
0429856857