Mentoring, Identity and Desistance: An Interview-Based Study Involving Men with Lived Experience of Imprisonment in the UK Criminal Justice System
By Beatrise Razgulajeva, London Metropolitan University. This dissertation examines the role of mentoring initiatives in supporting desistance from crime among men in the UK criminal justice system, with a particular focus on mentors with lived experience of imprisonment. The study is grounded in desistance theory (Maruna, 2001; Farrall, 2002), cognitive transformation perspectives (Giordano et al., 2002), and a theory of change framework which highlights the relational and
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Beyond Survival: Social, Emotional, and Identity Pathways into Illegal Drug Market Involvement in England
By Chiara Marchica, London Metropolitan University. This study explores the factors shaping involvement in drug markets, challenging assumptions that participation is primarily driven by financial gain. While economic factors remain significant, the findings demonstrate that involvement is also shaped by deeper social, emotional, and identity-based processes that extend beyond survival. Adopting a qualitative approach, the research draws on semi-structured interviews with in
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