Managing a murderous identity : how men who murder experience life imprisonment and the concept of release

In 1965 capital punishment for murder was abolished in the UK. The Mandatory Life Sentence (MLS) replaced it. The MLS is to this day a political sentence. This thesis examines the MLS in terms of law, policy, practice and management, and, considers through the discourse of prisoners and staff how me...

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Main Author: Clifford, Jenney Lee
Other Authors: Skinner, Tina
Published: University of Bath 2010
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.538556