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Detailing the resettlement narratives of five men who have committed different types of murder (confrontational/revenge, financial gain, random, intimate partner femicide, and family feud), this book counters narratives of neoliberal, 'responsibilizing' messages of individualism to investigate what informs their experiences of resettlement.
List of contents
AcknowledgementsGeneral Editor's Introduction - Stephen Farrall1. Introduction
2. Desistance, identity, and mandatory lifers
3. Barriers to resettlement: exploring new pathways for mandatory lifers
4. Initial release transition: family formation and employment
5. Negotiating the prison voice
6. Pursuing identities of success: Mandatory Lifers and consumer culture
7. Experiencing Supervision
8. Living in the Shadow of Guilt: Performing Remorse
9. Life beyond murder: The Splitting Narrative
10. Managing shame: Hierarchies of moral abomination
11. Conclusion
Index
About the author
Dan Gabriel Rusu, PhD, is a lecturer in criminology at Birmingham City University, a graduate member of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Summary
Detailing the resettlement narratives of five men who have committed different types of murder (confrontational/revenge, financial gain, random, intimate partner femicide, and family feud), this book counters narratives of neoliberal, ‘responsibilizing’ messages of individualism to investigate what informs their experiences of resettlement.
