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The Resource After life imprisonment : reentry in the era of mass incarceration, Marieke Liem ; foreword by Robert J. Sampson

After life imprisonment : reentry in the era of mass incarceration, Marieke Liem ; foreword by Robert J. Sampson

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"One out of every ten prisoners in the United States is serving a life sentence--roughly 130,000 people. While some have been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the majority of prisoners serving 'life' will be released back into society. But what becomes of those people who reenter the everyday world after serving life in prison? In After Life Imprisonment, Marieke Liem carefully examines the experiences of 'lifers' upon release. Through interviews with over sixty homicide offenders sentenced to life but granted parole, Liem tracks those able to build a new life on the outside and those who were re-incarcerated. The interviews reveal prisoners' reflections on being sentenced to life, as well as the challenges of employment, housing, and interpersonal relationships upon release. Liem explores the increase in handing out of life sentences, and specifically provides a basis for discussions of the goals, costs, and effects of long-term imprisonment, ultimately unpacking public policy and discourse surrounding long-term incarceration. A profound criminological examination, After Life Imprisonment reveals the untold, lived experiences of prisoners before and after their life sentences"--Provided by publisher
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eng
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xii, 267 pages
Note
"Study of over sixty homicide offenders who served long sentences before being released"--Foreword
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Understanding desistance
  • The context
  • Lives spiraling out of control
  • A life sentence
  • A productive, law-abiding citizen
  • Life after life imprisonment
  • Residual effects of imprisonment
  • Going back
  • Staying out
  • Reconsidering lifer reentry
  • Notes
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9781479806928
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After life imprisonment : reentry in the era of mass incarceration
Title
After life imprisonment
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reentry in the era of mass incarceration
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Marieke Liem ; foreword by Robert J. Sampson
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Language
eng
Summary
"One out of every ten prisoners in the United States is serving a life sentence--roughly 130,000 people. While some have been sentenced to life in prison without parole, the majority of prisoners serving 'life' will be released back into society. But what becomes of those people who reenter the everyday world after serving life in prison? In After Life Imprisonment, Marieke Liem carefully examines the experiences of 'lifers' upon release. Through interviews with over sixty homicide offenders sentenced to life but granted parole, Liem tracks those able to build a new life on the outside and those who were re-incarcerated. The interviews reveal prisoners' reflections on being sentenced to life, as well as the challenges of employment, housing, and interpersonal relationships upon release. Liem explores the increase in handing out of life sentences, and specifically provides a basis for discussions of the goals, costs, and effects of long-term imprisonment, ultimately unpacking public policy and discourse surrounding long-term incarceration. A profound criminological examination, After Life Imprisonment reveals the untold, lived experiences of prisoners before and after their life sentences"--Provided by publisher
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Liem, Marieke
Dewey number
365/.6470973
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  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
HV9304
LC item number
.L54 2016
Literary form
non fiction
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bibliography
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1956-
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Sampson, Robert J.
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New perspectives in crime, deviance, and law series
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  • Prisoners
  • Murderers
  • Life imprisonment
  • Ex-convicts
  • Ex-convicts
  • Recidivism
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology
  • Lebenslange Freiheitsstrafe
  • Strafaussetzung
  • Strafentlassener
  • Resozialisierung
  • USA
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After life imprisonment : reentry in the era of mass incarceration, Marieke Liem ; foreword by Robert J. Sampson
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"Study of over sixty homicide offenders who served long sentences before being released"--Foreword
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-259) and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
Introduction -- Understanding desistance -- The context -- Lives spiraling out of control -- A life sentence -- A productive, law-abiding citizen -- Life after life imprisonment -- Residual effects of imprisonment -- Going back -- Staying out -- Reconsidering lifer reentry -- Notes
Control code
ocn945669013
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 267 pages
Isbn
9781479806928
Lccn
2016014071
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unmediated
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rdamedia
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  • n
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illustrations, maps
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  • (Sirsi) i9781479806928
  • (OCoLC)945669013
Label
After life imprisonment : reentry in the era of mass incarceration, Marieke Liem ; foreword by Robert J. Sampson
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Study of over sixty homicide offenders who served long sentences before being released"--Foreword
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-259) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction -- Understanding desistance -- The context -- Lives spiraling out of control -- A life sentence -- A productive, law-abiding citizen -- Life after life imprisonment -- Residual effects of imprisonment -- Going back -- Staying out -- Reconsidering lifer reentry -- Notes
Control code
ocn945669013
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 267 pages
Isbn
9781479806928
Lccn
2016014071
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (Sirsi) i9781479806928
  • (OCoLC)945669013

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