%0 Journal Article
%T Reintegration among high-profile ex-offenders
%J Journal of developmental and life-course criminology
%D 2018
%A Liem, Marieke
%A Weggemans, Daan
%V 4
%N 4
%P 473-490
%X PURPOSE: The reintegration of high-profile ex-offenders-including homicide offenders, pedophiles, and terrorists-frequently receives great political and public attention. This raises several important questions: how do such offenders reintegrate into society after their release? What is the impact of their prison sentence and media attention on life domains post-release? And, given their presence in the public eye, how do current life course theories account for desistance among this special group? METHODS: Based on in-depth life course interviews with ten Dutch high-profile ex-offenders and interviews with 17 professionals involved in their reintegration, this study seeks to address a significant gap in academic literature on the role of public attention on reentry and desistance. <br><br>RESULTS: While none of the subjects reengaged in criminal behavior, all of them significantly struggled in the domains of family relations, parenthood, intimate partner relationships, employment, and housing post-release. This poses challenges in terms of explaining their desistance through life course theory alone. They are frequently in the public eye, which-combined with strict supervision-inhibits them from rebuilding relationships that may act as informal social controls. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings emphasize the significance of the broader social context of high-profile offenders as well as factors such as time and age, for gaining an understanding of their lived experiences and desistance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group
%@ 2199-4641
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40865-018-0093-x