Re-Entry and Desistance from Crime in a Digital Era

Isabelle F.-Dufour is Professor in Psychoeducation at Université Laval, in Canada.Stephen Farrall is Professor of Criminology at the University of Nottingham, UK.Eeva Järveläinen is Principal Lecturer and Leader of Correctional Services Research Group at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland.Hanna Rantala is an RDI specialist at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland.Ailie Rennie is a Research Assistant at the University of Nottingham, UK.Birgitta Tetri is an RDI specialist and researcher at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland.Luna Ihamouine-Molto is a Masters student in criminology at Université Laval, in Canada.

• PART I 1. Introduction 2. A Structurally Mediated Theory of Desistance from Crime 3. Comparing Processes of Desistance in Three Countries PART II 4. What Were the Circumstances into Which People Were Released? I - The Political Discourses 5. What Were the Circumstances into Which People Were Released? II - Housing and the Welfare System 6. What Were the Circumstances into Which People Were Released? III - The Role of Employment and Feelings of Stigma PART III 7. Technology as a Means to Survive in a Digitalised Society - A Comparative study on re-entry and desistance from crime 8. Rebuilding Lives: Social Support and Contextual Shifts in Assisted Desistance Processes 9. The Multiple Approaches to Social Interaction in Supporting Desistance from Crime 10. What are the Meanings of Peer Support? An Exploration of Service Users’ Experiences of Peer Support During Re-entry 11. Spontaneous Narratives of Trauma Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals: A Comparative Study Across Canada, England and Wales, and Finland PART IV 12. Conclusion