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Governmentalities, Tertiary Desistance and the Responsibilisation Deficit
This third guest post from Kris MacPherson continues to engage with questions about the relationship between education and desistance, but now exploring broader debates about the responsibilities of the state and of the citizen in these processes. It draws both … Continue reading →
Posted to Discovering Desistance by Fergus McNeill on 15 Sep 2017
Desistance in Norway — Panel at Eurocrim 2018
This guest post comes from John Todd, a doctoral researcher at the University of Oslo. This quick post is to let those heading to the European Society of Criminology conference in Cardiff know that there will be a panel on … Continue reading →
Posted to Discovering Desistance by Fergus McNeill on 1 Sep 2017
Punishment, Rehabilitation and Reintegration
This is the text of my closing plenary address at the British Criminology Conference at Sheffield Hallam University on 8th July 2017. Introduction I want to thank the conference organisers for inviting me to talk to you today; I’ve been at several … Continue reading →
Posted to Discovering Desistance by Fergus McNeill on 29 Aug 2017
Continuing to grow personal learning networks
On 8 September 2017, we’ll launch a ‘Grow Your Personal Learning Network’ online course for social services staff. This is a course that will be open to anyone who is interested in learning more about the web and social media to support them build personal and professional networks and promote lifelong learning. Given this imminent […]
Posted to Digital skills and participation by Michelle Drumm on 18 Aug 2017
Getting There: Maddiston and Rumford Activity Report 2016-2017
This report outlines the work to date of the Getting There: Maddiston and Rumford project. The aim of this work was to explore with local people how they feel about the area they live in, and work with them to make some real positive changes. The report explores the main enquiry work that was done
Posted to The Big Idea by Stuart Muirhead on 14 Aug 2017
Rehabilitation through Education? An apotheosis of a ‘hook for change’
In his second guest post, Kris McPherson reflects further on his own experiences of rehabilitation through education, raising important questions not just about personal development in prison but also about prison regimes and social attitudes. The evolution of behavioural and … Continue reading →
Posted to Discovering Desistance by Fergus McNeill on 11 Aug 2017
Desistance: an inside view
This guest post comes from Kris MacPherson who has recently completed a criminology degree with the Open University and who is currently completing a sentence in a Scottish prison. If you’d like to get in touch with Kris about his … Continue reading →
Posted to Discovering Desistance by Fergus McNeill on 26 Jul 2017