Doing time after time: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of reformed ex-prisoners' experiences of self-change, identity and career opportunities

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 169-190

  Aresti, Andreas ^a   Eatough, Virginia ^a   Brooks Gordon, Belinda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desistance; Labelling; Prisoner; Role conflict; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951191042     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160802516273     Document Type: Article

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