Lived Experiences of Claiming Wrongful Conviction in Prison

The Lived Experiences of Claiming Wrongful Conviction in Prison focuses on the lived experience of maintaining innocence in the prison environment and highlights the struggles and pain that such a claim can cause.

List of contents

1 Introduction
2 Wrongful Conviction: The Context
3 The Sociology of Prison Life: A Theoretical Framework
4 When Access Is Denied: Conducting an Interview through Letter Writing
5 Injustice, Hope, Resistance: Coping with 'Wrongful' Imprisonment
6 Beyond the Walls: Maintaining Relationships with Family and Friends
7 On the Wings: Maintaining Innocence and Its Effects on Building Relationships with Prisoners and Staff
8 Pressure, Risk, and Progression: Perceived Institutional Consequences of Maintaining Innocence
9 Conclusion

About the author

Emma Burtt is a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, UK. She completed her DPhil at the University of Oxford Centre for Criminology in 2019.

Product details

• Authors: Emma Burtt, Emma (Emma Burtt Is a Lecturer At the Unive Burtt
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032200002
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3220000-2
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Social, group or collective psychology, Legal aspects of criminology, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects