1st Edition
Life Beyond Murder Exploring the Identity Reconstruction of Mandatory Lifers After Release
Acknowledgements
General Editor’s Introduction - Stephen Farrall
1. Introduction
2. Desistance, identity, and mandatory lifers
3. Barriers to resettlement: exploring new pathways for mandatory lifers
4. Initial release transition: family formation and employment
5. Negotiating the prison voice
6. Pursuing identities of success: Mandatory Lifers and consumer culture
7. Experiencing Supervision
8. Living in the Shadow of Guilt: Performing Remorse
9. Life beyond murder: The Splitting Narrative
10. Managing shame: Hierarchies of moral abomination
11. Conclusion
Index
Biography
Dan Gabriel Rusu, PhD, is a lecturer in criminology at Birmingham City University, a graduate member of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
In Life Beyond Murder, Dan Gabriel Rusu accompanies a group of convicted murderers as they attempt to rebuild their lives after leaving prison. Searching for new tools that might aid them in the task of reconstruction, they wrestle with guilt and frustration, try to overcome the practical impediments that litter the path towards social reintegration, and look back thoughtfully at everything they’ve left behind. Ambitious, intelligent and full of honesty and pathos, this is an outstanding contribution that deserves to be widely read.
Simon Winlow, Professor of Social Sciences at Northumbria UniverstiyDan Gabriel Rusu is the most gifted young Criminologist working in the UK today, and this book shows the academy why.
David Wilson, Emeritus Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City UniversityUnlocking profound insights into post-homicide life, this groundbreaking book explores subjectivities within a social context, reshaping our understanding of its long-term aftermath. Essential for criminal justice professionals and graduate students, it blends criminology and psychology in a compelling narrative, documenting the complexities of rebuilding after a homicide conviction.
Elizabeth Yardley, Professor of Criminology at Birmingham City University
