" Certainly, prisons are dangerous places that impact the communities as well as the lives of
inmates and those who work there. Over the last several years, prison gangs have made …

Although the negative consequences of rising incarceration rates have been well-
established, criminological research has largely neglected to document psychological …

Understanding gang disengagement is important for the development of effective
interventions. This research sought to examine how former South African gang members …

Campbell, D. 2016. Glasgow gangster turned writer Jimmy Boyle: I would be dead now
without books, The Guardian, 20 May [online]. Available at: https://www. theguardian …

Criminologists are increasingly interested in narrative mechanisms of desistance, and a
growing body of research shows that many justice-involved individuals draw on religion in …

This thesis draws upon self-determination theory (SDT) and qualitative interviews with
(mostly) long-serving prisoners participating in an innovative strengths-based rehabilitation …

Desistance is generally defined as a period of abstaining from offending (Farrall & Calverley,
2006) but the desistance process is much more complex than simply moving away from …

Gangs remain a vexing problem in contemporary prisons. The threats to security and order
posed by gangs have required correctional officials to devise and implement solutions …

There is growing scholarly interest in older adults involved in crime and their lives in prison.
However, the specific group of older adults who persistently offend (OAPO) and their …

Background: The objective of this study is to systematically review the literature on penal
institution-based gang interventions and management strategies (GIMS) by identifying …