"Purely for You": Inmates' Perceptions of Prison Visitation by Volunteers in the Netherlands

Research suggests that prison visitation by volunteers may significantly reduce the risk of recidivism. Community volunteers offer sustained, prosocial support to inmates which may account for these beneficial effects. However, the question of how inmates themselves evaluate volunteer visitation has...

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Authors: Schuhmann, Carmen (Author) ; Kuis, Esther (Author) ; Goossensen, Anne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2018, Volume: 62, Issue: 14, Pages: 4545-4564
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Prison visitation
Volunteers
Human-to-human contact
The Netherlands
Qualitative research