@article{ref1,
title="On the value integration of successfully reformed ex-convicts: a comparison with moral exemplars",
journal="Journal of humanistic psychology",
year="2018",
author="Wright, Jennifer Cole and Hoffmann, Heath and Coen, Olivia",
volume="58",
number="6",
pages="640-658",
abstract="The issue of successfully reintegrating ex-prisoners into society is a critical one. To assess the process of successful reintegration, we interviewed five male ex-convicts about their past versus present lives. Their responses were coded for self-oriented (agency) and community-oriented values. We found a shift away from &quot;unmitigated&quot; agency, toward community values from past to present, and also an integration of agency with community similar to that found in moral exemplars. This increase in integration was not found in a demographically matched control group. The transitions exemplified in these ex-convicts' narratives help define potential paths for successful reintegration into society.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1678",
doi="10.1177/0022167815614955",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022167815614955"
}