Trajectories of hope/lessness among men and women in the late stage of a life sentence

Drawing on Snyder's ‘hope theory’ as a conceptual framework, this article examines the hope narratives of men and women at the ‘late stage’ of a life sentence. The article aims to bridge the existing gap between jurisprudence and sociological accounts on hope and life imprisonment by extending...

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Authors: Wright, Serena (Author) ; Hulley, Susie (Author) ; Crewe, Ben (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Theoretical criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 66-84
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Release
progression
prison sociology
long-term imprisonment
life sentence
Hope