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Aresti, A. & Darke, S. (eds.) (2018) Twenty years of convict criminology, Journal of Prisoners on Prison, 27(2).
Papers by Andreas Aresti
Justice, Power and Resistance
Since its founding, Convict Criminology (CC) has evolved into an international approach, group, o... more Since its founding, Convict Criminology (CC) has evolved into an international approach, group, organisation, and network with a relatively coherent set of objectives. Although little thought was put into CC’s development beyond the US, the original intent of CC was primarily to develop a network of individuals who were united around its core ideas. Due to both the constraints of international travel for ex-convicts and the financial burden for people to travel, originally it made best sense for people interested in the CC perspective to meet at the local level. Over time, because of advances in telecommunication platforms like Facetime, Skype, and Zoom, members of the CC network realised that meeting face-to-face on a regular basis was not necessary. Thus, the importance of local or even national approaches to CC were not necessary. This paper briefly examines the international components of CC and the authors’ views that, while individual country groups of CC members may have been...
Probation Journal
Rapport-based supervision in probation is linked to positive behavioural change and reduced reoff... more Rapport-based supervision in probation is linked to positive behavioural change and reduced reoffending for probation service users. However, the process of rapport building is not well documented in probation practice. This study conducted focus groups and interviews with London-based probation practitioners to understand their views of rapport when supervising service users. Thematic analysis generated five themes related to how practitioners facilitated rapport building and maintenance, as well as several barriers that exist towards building and maintaining rapport – these were conceptualised as a rapport-building process. We provide recommendations to help alleviate barriers and further facilitate the rapport-building process.
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2022
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2018
PLOS ONE, 2021
Building rapport during police interviews is argued as important for improving on the completenes... more Building rapport during police interviews is argued as important for improving on the completeness and accuracy of information provided by witnesses and victims. However, little experimental research has clearly operationalised rapport and investigated the impact of rapport behaviours on episodic memory. Eighty adults watched a video of a mock crime event and 24-hours later were randomly allocated to an interview condition where verbal and/or behavioural (non-verbal) rapport techniques were manipulated. Memorial performance measures revealed significantly more correct information, without a concomitant increase in errors, was elicited when behavioural rapport was present, a superiority effect found in both the free and probed recall phase of interviews. The presence of verbal rapport was found to reduce recall accuracy in the free recall phase of interviews. Post-interview feedback revealed significant multivariate effects for the presence of behavioural (only) rapport and combined ...
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2018
Objective-Fish oil is enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids primarily eicosapentaenoic ... more Objective-Fish oil is enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids primarily eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic fatty acids. Metabolites of these two polyunsaturated fatty acids include the E and D series resolvins. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and resolvins have been reported to have anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of menhaden oil, a fish oil derived from the menhaden, resolvins D1 and E1 and the methyl esters of resolvins D1 and D2 on diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Hypothesis being examined was that the methyl esters of resolvins D1 and D2 would be move efficacious than resolvins D1 or E1 due to an extended half-life. Methods-A model of type 2 diabetes in C57BL/6J mice was created through a combination of a high fat diet followed 8 weeks later with treatment of low dosage of streptozotocin. After 8 weeks of untreated hyperglycemia type 2 diabetic mice were treated for 8 weeks with menhaden oil in the diet or daily injections of 1 ng/g body weight resolvins D1, E1 or methyl esters of resolvins D1 or D2. Afterwards, multiple neurological endpoints were examined. Results-Menhaden oil or resolvins did not improve hyperglycemia. Untreated diabetic mice were thermal hypoalgesic, had mechanical allodynia, reduced motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities and decreased innervation of the cornea and skin. These endpoints were significantly improved with menhaden oil or resolvin treatment. However, the methyl esters of resolvins D1 or D2, contrary to our hypothesis, were generally less potent than menhaden oil or resolvins D1 or E1. Conclusion-These studies further support omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from fish oil via in part due to their metabolites could be an effective treatment for diabetic neuropathy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
There is a desperate shortage of educated prisoner and former prisoner voices within the discipli... more There is a desperate shortage of educated prisoner and former prisoner voices within the discipline of criminology. This is the starting point for Convict Criminology (CC), a critical perspective that we utilise throughout our research, engagement and writings on prison education, including this article. As a concept, CC emerged in North America in discussions between 'ex-con' and 'non-con' academics in the 1990s. The North American Convict Criminology group was officially launched in 1997 by Jeffrey Ian Ross and Stephen C. Richards, and following the organising of panels at each of the following annual conferences of the American Society of Criminology, made its first major contribution to the discipline of criminology with the publication of the book Convict Criminology in 2003.2 With Rod Earle, Open University, the current authors have been leading figures in developing the CC perspective in the United Kingdom since the beginning of 2012 under the guise of BCC. We...
Psychology, Crime & Law, 2010
To cite this Article Aresti, Andreas, Eatough, Virginia and Brooks-Gordon, Belinda(2010) 'Doing t... more To cite this Article Aresti, Andreas, Eatough, Virginia and Brooks-Gordon, Belinda(2010) 'Doing time after time: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of reformed ex-prisoners' experiences of self-change, identity and career opportunities', Psychology, Crime & Law, 16: 3, 169-190 To link to this Article:
Aresti, A. & Darke, S. (eds.) (2018) Twenty years of convict criminology, Journal of Prisoners on Prison, 27(2).
Justice, Power and Resistance
Since its founding, Convict Criminology (CC) has evolved into an international approach, group, o... more Since its founding, Convict Criminology (CC) has evolved into an international approach, group, organisation, and network with a relatively coherent set of objectives. Although little thought was put into CC’s development beyond the US, the original intent of CC was primarily to develop a network of individuals who were united around its core ideas. Due to both the constraints of international travel for ex-convicts and the financial burden for people to travel, originally it made best sense for people interested in the CC perspective to meet at the local level. Over time, because of advances in telecommunication platforms like Facetime, Skype, and Zoom, members of the CC network realised that meeting face-to-face on a regular basis was not necessary. Thus, the importance of local or even national approaches to CC were not necessary. This paper briefly examines the international components of CC and the authors’ views that, while individual country groups of CC members may have been...
Probation Journal
Rapport-based supervision in probation is linked to positive behavioural change and reduced reoff... more Rapport-based supervision in probation is linked to positive behavioural change and reduced reoffending for probation service users. However, the process of rapport building is not well documented in probation practice. This study conducted focus groups and interviews with London-based probation practitioners to understand their views of rapport when supervising service users. Thematic analysis generated five themes related to how practitioners facilitated rapport building and maintenance, as well as several barriers that exist towards building and maintaining rapport – these were conceptualised as a rapport-building process. We provide recommendations to help alleviate barriers and further facilitate the rapport-building process.
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2022
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2018
PLOS ONE, 2021
Building rapport during police interviews is argued as important for improving on the completenes... more Building rapport during police interviews is argued as important for improving on the completeness and accuracy of information provided by witnesses and victims. However, little experimental research has clearly operationalised rapport and investigated the impact of rapport behaviours on episodic memory. Eighty adults watched a video of a mock crime event and 24-hours later were randomly allocated to an interview condition where verbal and/or behavioural (non-verbal) rapport techniques were manipulated. Memorial performance measures revealed significantly more correct information, without a concomitant increase in errors, was elicited when behavioural rapport was present, a superiority effect found in both the free and probed recall phase of interviews. The presence of verbal rapport was found to reduce recall accuracy in the free recall phase of interviews. Post-interview feedback revealed significant multivariate effects for the presence of behavioural (only) rapport and combined ...
Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 2018
Objective-Fish oil is enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids primarily eicosapentaenoic ... more Objective-Fish oil is enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids primarily eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic fatty acids. Metabolites of these two polyunsaturated fatty acids include the E and D series resolvins. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and resolvins have been reported to have anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of menhaden oil, a fish oil derived from the menhaden, resolvins D1 and E1 and the methyl esters of resolvins D1 and D2 on diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Hypothesis being examined was that the methyl esters of resolvins D1 and D2 would be move efficacious than resolvins D1 or E1 due to an extended half-life. Methods-A model of type 2 diabetes in C57BL/6J mice was created through a combination of a high fat diet followed 8 weeks later with treatment of low dosage of streptozotocin. After 8 weeks of untreated hyperglycemia type 2 diabetic mice were treated for 8 weeks with menhaden oil in the diet or daily injections of 1 ng/g body weight resolvins D1, E1 or methyl esters of resolvins D1 or D2. Afterwards, multiple neurological endpoints were examined. Results-Menhaden oil or resolvins did not improve hyperglycemia. Untreated diabetic mice were thermal hypoalgesic, had mechanical allodynia, reduced motor and sensory nerve conduction velocities and decreased innervation of the cornea and skin. These endpoints were significantly improved with menhaden oil or resolvin treatment. However, the methyl esters of resolvins D1 or D2, contrary to our hypothesis, were generally less potent than menhaden oil or resolvins D1 or E1. Conclusion-These studies further support omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids derived from fish oil via in part due to their metabolites could be an effective treatment for diabetic neuropathy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
There is a desperate shortage of educated prisoner and former prisoner voices within the discipli... more There is a desperate shortage of educated prisoner and former prisoner voices within the discipline of criminology. This is the starting point for Convict Criminology (CC), a critical perspective that we utilise throughout our research, engagement and writings on prison education, including this article. As a concept, CC emerged in North America in discussions between 'ex-con' and 'non-con' academics in the 1990s. The North American Convict Criminology group was officially launched in 1997 by Jeffrey Ian Ross and Stephen C. Richards, and following the organising of panels at each of the following annual conferences of the American Society of Criminology, made its first major contribution to the discipline of criminology with the publication of the book Convict Criminology in 2003.2 With Rod Earle, Open University, the current authors have been leading figures in developing the CC perspective in the United Kingdom since the beginning of 2012 under the guise of BCC. We...
Psychology, Crime & Law, 2010
To cite this Article Aresti, Andreas, Eatough, Virginia and Brooks-Gordon, Belinda(2010) 'Doing t... more To cite this Article Aresti, Andreas, Eatough, Virginia and Brooks-Gordon, Belinda(2010) 'Doing time after time: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of reformed ex-prisoners' experiences of self-change, identity and career opportunities', Psychology, Crime & Law, 16: 3, 169-190 To link to this Article:
ABSTRACT This paper is based on a talk given at the Perrie Lectures. The Perrie Lectures are an a... more ABSTRACT This paper is based on a talk given at the Perrie Lectures. The Perrie Lectures are an annual event aimed at stimulating dialogue between criminal justice organisations, the voluntary sector and all those with an academic, legal or practical interest in 'offenders' and their families. The theme for this event was 'Contraction in an Age of Expansion'. This is contextualised below. When considering 'Contraction in an Age of Expansion' in the criminal justice and prisons. i contextualsied it in my experiences and understandings of prison. so my interpretation is informed by my personal experience of prison, my academic knowledge, researching in prisons, and as a one of the lead members of British Convict Criminology.