Role Exit in Prison Officers

"""Nixon and Woodward combine professional experience with scholarly knowledge to produce this book which is written with insight, empathy and nuance. It is a great read for criminology students and scholars and for those who seek to understand the realities of working in prison better."" Francis Pakes, Professor of Crimonology, University of Portsmouth, UK ""Contributing to a growing body of work on prison staff, this book presents a unique opportunity to explore the lived realities of personal, professional and cultural transitions involved in leaving the prison service. Role Exit in Prison Officers: Returning to ‘Civvy Street’ delivers an opportunity to understand why prison officers are leaving the service, particularly focusing on voluntary termination, medical retirement and discharge. This is timely work in the wake of the recently seen ‘exodus’ of experienced operational prison staff who are, crucially, well-versed in ‘jailcraft’. Interrogating the liminal space between employment in the prison service and what lies next in the lives of those who leave, this publication deals with important issues of transition, burnout and identity reorientation. Much like the resettlement and reintegration into the community of those who have served prison sentences, the return to ‘civvy street’ for former prison officers comes with its own unique set of personal challenges which require attention in the penological field. This publication will be of interest to academic, practitioner and policy maker communities and should be embraced by all with an interest in the impact of carceral spaces on people who work within them."" Helen Nichols, Senior Lecturer in Crimonology, University of Hull, UK"