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1	'He's got a life sentence,but I have a life sentence to cope with as well' : the experiences of long-term prisoners' partners Kotova, Anna January 2016 (has links) There is a small, but growing, body of research on prisoners' families. It has shown that these families experience numerous pains and deprivations associated with imprisonment, ranging from financial hardship to social (stigma) and emotional issues (grief-like emotions). It has also been suggested that long sentences could exacerbate and prolong these problems. However, no studies on long-term prisoners' families specifically have yet been conducted in the UK. This study explores the experiences of 33 long-term prisoners' partners. Prison sociology, which has explored imprisonment, and long-term imprisonment specifically, is used to inform the analysis. Themes such as coping with the pains of imprisonment over time and with the length of the sentence and time passing are explored. It is also shown that partners are fundamentally changed, on an identity level, by a long sentence. Furthermore, stigma is explored, and it is argued that partners of long-term prisoners experience especially strong stigma and that it lasts for a long time indeed. Finally, this thesis considers how the partners outside 'do family' across prison walls, and how imprisonment makes this challenging indeed. In conclusion, it is argued that the experiences of prisoners' partners speak to the sociological research on imprisonment more broadly and that drawing on these experiences can develop the prison sociologist's knowledge about the broader sociological impact of imprisonment.
2	The effect of the experience of incarceration on prison inmates De Wet, Karen Jeanne 30 November 2005 (has links) This research was undertaken to establish the effect incarceration of individuals in the total institution called prison has on the incarcerated individuals. A literature study along with an empirical study, with 17 ex-inmates, was completed to explore the environment and circumstances of the institution called prison and the effect it has on the prisoners it incarcerates. Issues discussed include the prison environment, the prisonisation process, the inmate code and the process of incarceration. Also discussed are the presence, activities and influence of the gangs within the prison environment. It would appear that prison has a lasting effect on most prisoners and limited rehabilitative value, although there does appear to be some deterrence value. The subject begs further investigation, especially among a wider mix of inmate type, in order to deliver further recommendations to the South African Department of Correctional Services. / Social work / M.A.(Social Science) Corrections Incarceration Prison Effects of imprisonment Imprisonment experience Prisonisation Induction 365.60968 Prisons -- South Africa Prisoners -- South Africa Adjustment (Psychology) -- South Africa. Punishment (Psychology) Criminal behavior -- South Africa Criminology -- South Afric Prisoners -- South Africa -- Attitude
3	Quelles sont les difficultés vécues par les détenus âgés et institutionnalisés lors de leur libération et comment s’y adaptent-ils? Beaudoin, Étienne 08 1900 (has links) No description available. Sentence vie Longue sentence Emprisonnement à perpétuité Détenus âgés Détenus vieillissants Institutionnalisation Effet de l'incarcération Conditions de détention Programmes carcéraux Réinsertion sociale Réhabilitation sociale Life sentences Lifer Long sentences Long-term imprisonment older prisoners elderly prisoners institutionalization correction policies effects of imprisonment prison conditions correction management social reintegration
4	The effect of the experience of incarceration on prison inmates De Wet, Karen Jeanne 30 November 2005 (has links) This research was undertaken to establish the effect incarceration of individuals in the total institution called prison has on the incarcerated individuals. A literature study along with an empirical study, with 17 ex-inmates, was completed to explore the environment and circumstances of the institution called prison and the effect it has on the prisoners it incarcerates. Issues discussed include the prison environment, the prisonisation process, the inmate code and the process of incarceration. Also discussed are the presence, activities and influence of the gangs within the prison environment. It would appear that prison has a lasting effect on most prisoners and limited rehabilitative value, although there does appear to be some deterrence value. The subject begs further investigation, especially among a wider mix of inmate type, in order to deliver further recommendations to the South African Department of Correctional Services. / Social work / M.A.(Social Science) Corrections Incarceration Prison Effects of imprisonment Imprisonment experience Prisonisation Induction 365.60968 Prisons -- South Africa Prisoners -- South Africa Adjustment (Psychology) -- South Africa. Punishment (Psychology) Criminal behavior -- South Africa Criminology -- South Afric Prisoners -- South Africa -- Attitude

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