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Social Science Criminology

On the Outside

From Lengthy Imprisonment to Lasting Freedom

by (author) Melissa Munn & Chris Bruckert

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2013
Category
Criminology, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774825368
    Publish Date
    Jun 2013
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774825382
    Publish Date
    May 2013
    List Price
    $29.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774825375
    Publish Date
    Jan 2014
    List Price
    $29.95

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From the passage of Bill C-10, with its punitive, tough-on-crime provisions, to sensationalist media accounts of dangerous ex-convicts, it is no wonder that Canada is perceived as a country increasingly taking a hard line on crime. In reality, the vast majority of prisoners who serve out their sentences will never see the inside of a prison cell again. On the Outside explores the post-carceral lives of men who have successfully resettled into the community after serving at least a decade in Canada’s penitentiaries. Exploring the transition from imprisonment to the challenges of resettlement, this book will change the way you think about prisoners and open up the discussion on the perils of tough-on-crime legislation.

About the authors

Melissa Munn is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Okanagan College.

Melissa Munn's profile page

Chris Bruckert is an associate professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa. Since receiving her PhD from Carleton University in 2000, she has devoted herself to researching various sectors of the Canadian adult sex industry through the lens of feminist labour theory. Committed to Sex Worker rights, she endeavours to contribute to the movement as an academic activism.

Chris Bruckert's profile page