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Introducing Raymond |
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Written by Raymond Lunn
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 10:11 |
Thank you for visiting my site and blog. I have recently decided to change what the Website was initially about, due to changes in circumstances and the journey I now am on. I am currently homeless and living in Cornwall, in a town called Camborne. I am lucky and under the Governments initiative in terms of housing the homeless when the weather is cold (Cold Weather Provision) - I have a roof over my head tonight. My reason for being homeless is a...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 11:19 |
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'Breaking the Circle' Review |
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Written by Raymond Lunn
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Monday, 08 March 2010 13:02 |
Breaking the Circle (2002) Review
In 1998, the 'New' Labour Government created a commission to look at 'social justice'. The 1998 Commission on Social Justice came up with four principles of social justice, the commission created a mission statement which states:
We believe our four principles of social justice, based on a basic belief in the intrinsic worth of every human being, echo the deeply held views of many people in this country (Home Office, 1998).
The four...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:33 |
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The Gardiner Committee |
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Written by Raymond Lunn
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Monday, 08 March 2010 12:47 |
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)
‘The Gardiner Committee’
During the beginning of the 1970’s the Government in the UK, set up a committee to look at the way criminal offenders were managed in terms of policy. The committee was set up by the Howard League for Penal Reform, NACRO, and JUSTICE, under the chairmanship of Lord Gardiner, to consider the problem of managing ‘ex-offenders’ and the protection of society from active criminals, previously...
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 09 March 2010 09:38 |
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The Act (Rehabilitation of Offenders) |
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Written by Raymond Lunn
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Monday, 08 March 2010 12:55 |
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974)
‘The Act’
When an individual is convicted and sentenced for a criminal offence, the conviction will be recorded with the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), as part of the sentencing procedure (Home Office, 1974a). A key element of sentencing is the requirement of (ex) offenders to disclose their conviction (s) to any potential employer, for a specific period of time (Home Office, 1974a).
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the ROA) provides...
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Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 13:50 |
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The Narrative of 'Going Straight' |
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Written by Raymond Lunn
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Monday, 08 March 2010 12:40 |
’Self-narratives of Going Straight’
When interpreting desistance into its colloquial form, the description ‘going straight’ is often the colloquial interpretation, spoken of by ex-offenders, practitioners, and observers (Devlin & Turney, 1999; Clancy et al., 2006). The concept of going straight leaves those trying to understand it with a vision of someone leaving a crooked and winding path; onto a straight path or road, leading them into becoming a full participating citizen of...
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