Parole and Beyond

Dr. Ruth Armstrong is a British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, UK. Her research has focused on understanding experiences of life in prison and after release from prison. She co-created and directs the Learning Together programme of prison and university education partnerships, seeking to provide routes out of prison and into higher education.Dr. Ioan Durnecu is Professor of Sociology and Social Work in the Sociology and Social Work faculty at the University of Bucharest, Romania. He teaches and conducts research in the area of probation and prison fields. Ioan Durnescu is also co-editor of the European Journal of Probation and a board member of the Confederation of European Probation (CEP).

• Introduction.-  1. Experiencing Supervision in England.-  2. Released from Prison in Denmark.- 3. Looking Backwards to Move Forwards.- 4. Living in Faith on Parole in Bible Belt USA.- 5. Breaking the Rules the Right Way.- 6. Prisoner (Dis)Integration.- 7. The Law, Practice and Experience of ‘Conditional Freedom’ in Chile.- 8. Experiences of Parole in Scotland.- 9. Exacerbating Deprivation.- 10.  Routes to Freedom

“Parole and Beyond’ represents an invaluable work of scholarship that does not hold its punches. It makes it abundantly clear that ‘supervision risks demotivating the motivated in its hope of restricting the unmotivated’, and the book offers practical and realistic solutions for reform. This collection merits wide readership amongst policymakers, academics, and students alike.” (Mark Alexander, Prison Service Journal, Issue 236, March, 2018)​