On the Outside

From Lengthy Imprisonment to Lasting Freedom

Melissa Munn, Chris Bruckert (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2014
University of British Columbia Press (Verlag)
978-0-7748-2537-5 (ISBN)

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Drawing on the narratives of men who have served lengthy prison sentences, this book illuminates the tumultuous journey from life in a penitentiary to success in the community.

From the passage of Bill C-10, with its punitive, tough-on-crime provisions, to sensationalist media accounts of dangerous ex-convicts, it is evident that Canada is a country that is taking an increasingly hard line on crime. In reality, however, the vast majority of prisoners who serve out their sentences do not re-offend but rather reintegrate into society and never see the inside of a prison cell again. The lack of discussion regarding those who “make good” perpetuates the illusion that most ex-prisoners pose a danger to the public and renders invisible the complex and sometimes treacherous path out of prison. On the Outside illuminates that journey, exploring the post-carceral lives of men who have successfully resettled into the community after serving at least a decade in Canada’s penitentiaries. Discussing the transition from imprisonment, release, and re-entry through to the challenges of resettlement, this book will change the way you think about Canada’s prisoners and open up the debate on the perils of tough-on-crime legislation.

Melissa Munn is a professor in the Sociology and Interdisciplinary Studies Departments at Okanagan College. Chris Bruckert is a professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.

1 Telling Tales: State Talk, Con Talk, and Back Talk

2 Introducing the Men

Part 1: Inside Out

3 Being In: Negotiating Prison

4 Getting Out: Finding a Way to the Street

5 Starting Out: Halfway There

Part 2: Outside In

6 Negotiating "Freedom": Echoes and Reverberations

7 Identity: Fractured and Fragmented Selves

8 Stigma: Negative Expectations and Amazing Reversals

9 Home and Homelessness: Being In and Out of Place

10 Work and Finance: Navigating the New Economy

11 Interactions: Etiquette, Intimacy, and Fitting In

Final Thoughts: Understanding Life outside “the Rabbit Hole”

Epilogue

Appendix: Methodological Considerations

Notes

References

Index

Reihe/Serie	Law and Society
Zusatzinfo	3 graphs, 2 tables
Verlagsort	Vancouver
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-7748-2537-5 / 0774825375
ISBN-13	978-0-7748-2537-5 / 9780774825375
Zustand	Neuware