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“Disincarcerating incarcerated emotions”: The influence of emotional dynamics behind and beyond bars on desistance from crime

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This article is based on 50 interviews and six written testimonies of 24 individuals convicted, incarcerated, and then released from penitentiaries in Switzerland. Focusing on emotional mechanisms inside and outside prison in a longitudinal perspective, this study explores their influence on desistance pathways. The incarceration experience shapes affective mechanisms, which are identified as delimited, dissimulated, and discredited. Upon release, it turns out that shifting from dynamics of emotional closure to dynamics of emotional (re)opening is critical in light of structural, relational, and emotional barriers to change.

Source: Criminology & Criminal Justice

DOI: 10.1177/17488958221133460

Author: Aurélie Stoll

Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Language: English

Topic: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,250