The experiences of a young Gypsy-Traveller in the transition from custody to community: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

Purpose. This paper presents a case study of a young male Gypsy-Traveller from the south-west of England. The study explores the participant's experiences of serving a sentence in a Young Offender Institute, and of the transition from custody back into the community. Methods. The study is idiog...

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Main Author: Meek, Rosie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2007
In: Legal and criminological psychology
Year: 2007, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 133-147
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