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The privatised lifer : an observation of a cohort of life-sentenced prisoners through HMP Wolds December 2003 – July 2005 (2008)
Thesis
Peake, R. (2008). The privatised lifer : an observation of a cohort of life-sentenced prisoners through HMP Wolds December 2003 – July 2005. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4208541

This research proved a unique opportunity to observe a cohort of 20 life-sentenced prisoners that had already negotiated an often fragmented and difficult ‘system’. These prisoners were at the Category-C stage of their sentence (medium security) and... Read More about The privatised lifer : an observation of a cohort of life-sentenced prisoners through HMP Wolds December 2003 – July 2005.

Pandora's box and the perceptions of a probation order : from the perspective of the offender (2003)
Thesis
Grice, R. (2003). Pandora's box and the perceptions of a probation order : from the perspective of the offender. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219393

A probation order is a sentence of the court built around rehabilitation. However, over the last decade the philosophy of the probation service has changed from 'advise, assist and befriend', to one based around the principles of enforcement and cont... Read More about Pandora's box and the perceptions of a probation order : from the perspective of the offender.