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Editorial: Critical Reflections On Higher Education In Prison, Helen Nichols Dr, Suzanne Young Dr, Cormac Behan Dr. Aug 2019

Editorial: Critical Reflections On Higher Education In Prison, Helen Nichols Dr, Suzanne Young Dr, Cormac Behan Dr.

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Editorial: Critical Reflections on Higher Education in Prison


Learning Desistance Together, Emily Turner Dr, Rose Broad Dr, Caroline Miles Dr, Shadd Maruna Professor Aug 2019

Learning Desistance Together, Emily Turner Dr, Rose Broad Dr, Caroline Miles Dr, Shadd Maruna Professor

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

Drawing on self-report data from a Learning Criminology Inside initiative bringing together BA Criminology students from the University of Manchester with prison-based students from a category C resettlement prison, this article will consider the process of studying desistance “together” in this collaborative setting. It will discuss the complexities of facilitating an external University course in a category C resettlement prison and illustrate how many of the expected and observed behaviours of both sets of students and staff involved reflected themes common to research in reintegration and desistance. The experience of taking part in a prison-based university level course incurs setbacks, …


Vol 6 #1 Special Issue, Preeti Kamat Aug 2019

Vol 6 #1 Special Issue, Preeti Kamat

Journal of Prison Education and Reentry (2014-2023)

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