Work, support and solitude: prisoners’ desistance expectations and self-regulating strategies

This article explores how prisoners plan to achieve desistance from crime. In many respects, have poor prospects upon their release. A prisoner’s chances of reintegration can be hindered by conditions such as structural barriers, lack social support, and the after-effects imprisonment. Using qualitative interviews with (N = 45) who were serving at open low-security prisons in Finland, this analysis demonstrates that majority had optimistic expectations devised concrete plans for desistance. To desired change, intended use three self-regulating strategies; secure employment or another daily routine, seek help others, shift surroundings. Even if work, solitude are viable strategies achieving crime, recognizes risk these failing due inherent uncertainties weak implementation intentions.