Crewe, Ben
(2017).
Experiencing very long term imprisonment from young adulthood: identity, adaptation and penal legitimacy.
[Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex:
UK Data Archive.
10.5255/UKDA-SN-851739
This study will explore the experiences of prisoners who are given very long sentences (15 years or more) when aged under twenty-one. Around one hundred interviews will be conducted with prisoners at various stages of such sentences, as well a smaller number of interviews with prison staff and managers.
The main aim is to provide a detailed account of the experiences of these prisoners, focusing on three main areas:
- how they cope with (and develop during) such long sentences, and how they manage issues of self and identity.
- how they adapt socially to imprisonment, in particular, their relationships with staff and other prisoners, and their levels of compliance, engagement and resistance.
- how their sentence conditions and lives prior to imprisonment shape their perceptions of penal legitimacy.
The research will contribute to policy and practice in a range of areas, for example, by better informing relevant policymakers and practitioners about the consequences of new sentencing practices, about the needs of this group of very long-term prisoners, and about the operational challenges resulting from the growing number of prisoners serving very long sentences from an early age.
Data description (abstract)
Interview [format: audio file and Word transcripts] and survey data [format: SPSS and hard-copy], generated with male and female prisoners in England who received long life sentences (minimum 15 years or more) when aged 25 or under.
Data creators: |
Creator Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
Crewe Ben |
University of Cambridge |
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Contributors: |
Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
Hulley Susannah |
University of Cambridge |
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Wright Serena |
University of Cambridge |
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Sponsors: |
ESRC
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Grant reference: |
ES/J007935/1
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Topic classification: |
Law, crime and legal systems
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Keywords: |
Criminology, sociology, prison sentences
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Project title: |
Experiencing very long term imprisonment from young adulthood: identity, adaptation and penal legitimacy
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Grant holders: |
Ben Crewe, Susannah Hulley
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Project dates: |
From | To |
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31 July 2012 | 30 November 2014 |
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Date published: |
12 Mar 2015 16:42
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Last modified: |
14 Jul 2017 09:47
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Collection period: |
Date from: | Date to: |
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31 July 2012 | 30 November 2014 |
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Geographical area: |
England |
Country: |
United Kingdom |
Data collection method: |
Interviews with male and female prisoners (semi-structured; comprised of 'Life history' and 'Life inside' components); interviews with prison staff (semi-structured); surveys (comprising demographic questions, and Likert-scale items relating to the problems of long-term imprisonment). |
Observation unit: |
Individual |
Kind of data: |
Audio, Numeric, Text |
Type of data: |
Qualitative and mixed methods data |
Resource language: |
English |
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Rights owners: |
Name |
Affiliation |
ORCID (as URL) |
Crewe Ben |
University of Cambridge |
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Contact: |
Name | Email | Affiliation | ORCID (as URL) |
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Crewe, Ben | bc247@cam.ac.uk | University of Cambridge | Unspecified |
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Notes on access: |
The Data Collection only consists of metadata and documentation as the data could not be archived due to legal, ethical or commercial constraints. For further information, please contact the contact person for this data collection.
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Publisher: |
UK Data Archive
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Last modified: |
14 Jul 2017 09:47
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