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Can I read ‘Giving back and getting on with my life’: Peer mentoring, desistance and recovery of ex-offenders on EtoBox?
‘Giving back and getting on with my life’: Peer mentoring, desistance and recovery of ex-offenders by Nixon, Sarah is a Social Sciences article available to read on EtoBox.
What is ‘Giving back and getting on with my life’: Peer mentoring, desistance and recovery of ex-offenders about?
Peer work and peer mentoring are dynamic social processes that have reciprocal benefits for both mentor and mentee in tackling issues around reoffending and substance misuse. Narratives of peer mentors and desistance were collected from probation peer mentors, Criminal Justice Drugs Team mentors and health trainers, to explore identity transformation and how the criminal justice system supports ex-offenders in desistance. Criminal justice practitioners were also interviewed to explore the importance of relational support networks. Themes that emerged from the research include the transformative potential of peer work and how peer workers can become role models for other offenders. Peer workers are ‘experts by experience’, using personal narratives of desistance to inspire hope in others. Influential criminal justice personnel are key to this process. Peer work can be the start of building a desisting identity, acting as a ‘hook for change’. Peer workers are given spaces within criminal justice organisations to work, which fosters a sense of purpose, belonging, trust and responsibility. Seeing ex-offenders from a strengths-based perspective is integral to supporting ex-offender tran
Who reads ‘Giving back and getting on with my life’: Peer mentoring, desistance and recovery of ex-offenders?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Social Sciences.
- Author
- Nixon, Sarah
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications; SAGE Publications Ltd (ISSN 0264-5505)
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Social Sciences