'Tightness', autonomy and release: The anticipated pains of release and life licencing
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Authors
Rennie, Ailie
Crewe, Ben
Publication Date
2023Journal Title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY
ISSN
0007-0955
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Type
Article
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Rennie, A., & Crewe, B. (2023). 'Tightness', autonomy and release: The anticipated pains of release and life licencing. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CRIMINOLOGY https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac008
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<jats:p>This article explores how men serving mandatory life sentences in England and Wales anticipate life after release and the imposition of a life licence. It reports the various ways that lifers feared licencing as being exceedingly ‘tight’ and restrictive, sometimes resulting in them retreating from release altogether. At the same time, some participants reported a motivation to embrace the ‘tightness’ of their impending licence conditions, and use penal power as a means of structuring life on release. Whether they resisted or embraced penal intervention, all participants altered their aspirations to what seemed achievable upon release when subject to numerous conditions. Specifically, the article argues that the anticipation of a particular mode of penal power has a material effect on lifers’ approach to release.</jats:p>
Sponsorship
Isaac Newton
Funder references
Economic and Social Research Council (ES/J007935/1)
Embargo Lift Date
2024-03-05
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External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac008
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/333631
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