Desistance: A utopian perspective
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Patton, David and Farrall, Stephen 2021. Desistance: A utopian perspective. Howard Journal of Crime & Justice. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12406
| Authors | Patton, David and Farrall, Stephen |
|---|---|
| Abstract | The written diaries of forty-three adult male respondents from a prison sample that had participated in a restorative justice intervention reveal a nuanced and dynamic process of desistance via their hopes and pains of anticipated desistance at the micro, meso and macro level. A utopian reading of the respondents’ hopes and pains of desistance is developed which reveal that their diaries express a utopian vision that is not just personal, but also inherently political, radical, collective and transformative. Their pains of desistance on the other hand, reveal a critique and condemnation of the current societal and structural apparatus. The necessity for radical and collective change is clear, if desisters and society are to reach their full potential. |
| Keywords | Desistance; Utopia; Prisoners; Social change |
| Year | 2021 |
| Journal | Howard Journal of Crime & Justice |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| ISSN | 2059-1101 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12406 |
| Web address (URL) | hdl:10545/625624 |
| ttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20591101 | |
| Output status | Published |
| Publication dates | 22 Feb 2021 |
| Publication process dates | |
| Deposited | 24 Feb 2021, 14:38 |
| Accepted | 23 Dec 2020 |
| Contributors | University of Derby |
| File | File Access Level Restricted |
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