Change from Within? A Response to Ruth Armstrong’s Article

In her fascinating paper, Ruth Armstrong offers an appreciative account of the potential for trust and change in post-prison supervision and support. This transformative potential is seen not only in prisoners, or ex-prisoners, but also within the criminal justice system and those working within the...

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Main Author: Bennett, Jamie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2014
In: Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2014, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 313-317
Further subjects:B Managerialism
B Desistance
B Prison staff
B prison reform
B occupational culture
B prison management
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Summary:In her fascinating paper, Ruth Armstrong offers an appreciative account of the potential for trust and change in post-prison supervision and support. This transformative potential is seen not only in prisoners, or ex-prisoners, but also within the criminal justice system and those working within the system. In this response I focus on the issue of staff and occupational cultures, drawing upon both my own experience as a prison manager and my research into the working lives of prison managers.1
ISSN:0953-9468
Contains:Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0953946814530230