TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A life sentence in installments: a qualitative analysis of repeat offending among short-sentenced offenders
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Lievesley, Rebecca
A1  - Winder, Belinda
A1  - Norman, Christine
A1  - Banyard, Philip
SP  - 409
EP  - 426
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - Short-sentenced (less than 12 months) offenders in the United Kingdom consistently account for the greatest number of discharges from prison and demonstrate the highest risk and rate of reoffending. Moreover, until recent changes in UK legislation in 2015, individuals serving short sentences were released into the community with little support postrelease. The present study presents an exploration of (re)offending in individuals who have already served multiple short sentences in custody and aims to understand their experiences, perceptions, and insight into their offending. Is there anything apropos short sentences specifically, or those who continually serve them, that can explain the high rates of reoffending in this population? Semistructured interviews were conducted with eight prisoners currently serving short custodial sentences. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was implemented deriving three superordinate themes from the rich dataset: (a) living short sentences, (b) "You'd do the same if you were me," and (c) negotiating an identity.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2017.1354112
ID  - ref1
ER  -