Beschreibung:
This book considers how white-collar offenders come to desist from crime, how they make sense of their experiences and how these offenders differ from other offenders, drawing on autobiographical accounts and perspectives from existential criminology.
Introduction: White-Collar Offenders and Desistance from Crime 1. The Challenge of White-Collar Offenders' Desistance 2. Searching for the Self 3. Autobiography and the Search For 'Truth' 4. Imprisonment and the Assault On The Self 5. Who Am I? Self and Identity in The Post Punishment World 6. The Journey to Self: Success, Failure and Change 7. Becoming who one was: Professional-Ex Roles 8. Becoming Who One Is: Religious Conversion Narratives and Desistance 9. An Existentially Informed Understanding of Desistance.