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Going Straight : After Crime and Punishment.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hook : Waterside Press, 1999Copyright date: ©1999Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (275 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781906534172
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Going StraightDDC classification:
  • 364.80941
LOC classification:
  • HV6080 .G65 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- INTRODUCTION -- Anita O'Connell -- Terry Mortimer -- Peter -- Frank Cook -- Mary -- Chris Sheridan -- Hugh Collins -- John Bowers -- Milos 'Mish' Biberovic -- Michael Fraser -- Marie -- Tommy -- Carole -- Cameron Mackenzie -- Mark Haines -- Jim Smith -- Laureal Lawrence -- Bruce Reynolds -- Bob Cummines -- Mark Leech -- Jane -- Stephen Fry -- Peter Cameron -- Postscript -- Back cover.
Summary: Going Straight was the flagship publication for the launch of Unlock, the National Association of Ex-Offenders in 1999 and comprises interviews with people who have 'succeeded' after being in prison, often having had what is often described as 'a criminal career'. All royalties are paid to Unlock. The book looks at a range of criminals who have changed their way of life. They include famous, notorious, creative and ordinary people who were prepared to talk about the turning point in their lives (some people don't, of course) - the events which caused them to leave crime behind.The central part of the book comprises interviews with people whose experiences have been raw, demanding and sometimes 'close to the edge'. Their candid explanations about how they rebuilt their lives - often full or remorse for their victims and determined to repay something to their communities - are challenging, illuminating and a cause for some optimism.
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- INTRODUCTION -- Anita O'Connell -- Terry Mortimer -- Peter -- Frank Cook -- Mary -- Chris Sheridan -- Hugh Collins -- John Bowers -- Milos 'Mish' Biberovic -- Michael Fraser -- Marie -- Tommy -- Carole -- Cameron Mackenzie -- Mark Haines -- Jim Smith -- Laureal Lawrence -- Bruce Reynolds -- Bob Cummines -- Mark Leech -- Jane -- Stephen Fry -- Peter Cameron -- Postscript -- Back cover.

Going Straight was the flagship publication for the launch of Unlock, the National Association of Ex-Offenders in 1999 and comprises interviews with people who have 'succeeded' after being in prison, often having had what is often described as 'a criminal career'. All royalties are paid to Unlock. The book looks at a range of criminals who have changed their way of life. They include famous, notorious, creative and ordinary people who were prepared to talk about the turning point in their lives (some people don't, of course) - the events which caused them to leave crime behind.The central part of the book comprises interviews with people whose experiences have been raw, demanding and sometimes 'close to the edge'. Their candid explanations about how they rebuilt their lives - often full or remorse for their victims and determined to repay something to their communities - are challenging, illuminating and a cause for some optimism.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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