Stable housing, ‘home’ and desistance

Views from Aotearoa New Zealand

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12900635
AutoresGrace Low (0009-0009-4418-6357, Oxford Brookes University, autor correspondente), Cinnamon Lindsay Latimer (0000-0002-9521-3783, University of Auckland), Alice Mills (0000-0002-6893-3857, University of Auckland)
Ano2023
Volume25
Fascículo5
Páginas1629-1649
Data de publicação2023-11-06
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCriminology & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1748-8958 • E-ISSN: 1748-8966
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/17488958231210990
OpenAlexW4388461003
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências citadas45

There has been little theoretical development concerning the role of housing and the more subjective notion of ‘home’ in supporting desistance from crime. Through narrative interviews with 16 men with histories of imprisonment in Aotearoa New Zealand, this article explores key psycho-social benefits of home that support men to desist from crime. The article expands knowledge on the role of place and space in desistance by emphasising that to fully engage with the desistance process, those leaving prison need more than a roof over their heads; they need a home with psycho-social benefits that enhance their sense of wellbeing and ontological security. It is argued that a home provides a crucial setting for those leaving prison to ‘do’ desistance, and it is imperative that reintegration policy and practice recognise the psycho-social benefits of home

Aotearoa · Criminology · Imprisonment · Narrative · Prison · Shadow (psychology · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology