Publications
2024
Revisiting the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for reducing reoffending in the criminal justice system: A systematic review.
Smith, A., Roberts, A., Krzemieniewska-Nandwani, K., Eggins, L., Cook, W., Fox, C., . . . Szifris, K. (2024). Revisiting the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy for reducing reoffending in the criminal justice system: A systematic review.. Campbell systematic reviews, 20(3), e1425. doi:10.1002/cl2.1425
2023
6. Turning over a new leaf: desistance research for a new generation
Weaver, B., Graham, H., & Maruna, S. (2023). 6. Turning over a new leaf: desistance research for a new generation. In The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (pp. 146-165). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/he/9780198860914.003.0006
Introduction: The renewed vision
Liebling, A., Maruna, S., & Mcara, L. (2023). Introduction: The renewed vision. In The Oxford Handbook of Criminology (pp. 1-12). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/he/9780198860914.003.0044
Commentary
Appleton, C. J., & Maruna, S. (2023). Commentary. In Handbook on Prisons and Jails (pp. 112-115). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003374893-10
2022
Reimagining Partnerships
Cluley, E., & Maruna, S. (2022). Reimagining Partnerships. In Reimagining Probation Practice (pp. 132-151). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003172031-8
Desistance research and critical criminology: a conversation
Graebsch, C., & Maruna, S. (n.d.). Desistance research and critical criminology: a conversation. Kriminologisches Journal, (3), 244-252. doi:10.3262/kj2203244
Desistance, Social Justice and Lived Experience
Maier, K., Ricciardelli, R., & Maruna, S. (n.d.). Desistance, Social Justice and Lived Experience. Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 31(1), 1-9. doi:10.18192/jpp.v31i1.6433
Ireland North and South
O’Connell, C., Rogan, M., Martyn, M., & Maruna, S. (2022). Ireland North and South. In The Impact of Covid-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy (pp. 278-294). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003169178-22
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of the Prison
Maruna, S., McNaull, G., & O’Neill, N. (2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future of the Prison. Crime and Justice, 51, 59-103. doi:10.1086/722434
2021
Criminology, Desistance and the Psychology of the Stranger
Maruna, S. (2021). Criminology, Desistance and the Psychology of the Stranger. In The Social Psychology of Crime (pp. 287-320). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315237022-9
Mapping 50 years of NIACRO – Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders
Where Is This Story Going? A Critical Analysis of the Emerging Field of Narrative Criminology
Maruna, S., & Liem, M. (2021). Where Is This Story Going? A Critical Analysis of the Emerging Field of Narrative Criminology. Annual Review of Criminology, 4(1), 125-146. doi:10.1146/annurev-criminol-061020-021757
2020
Foreword: Narrative Criminology as the New Mainstream
Maruna, S. (2020). Foreword: Narrative Criminology as the New Mainstream. In Narrative Criminology (pp. vii-x). New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9781479876778.003.0017
Foreword
Maruna, S. (2020). Foreword. In Criminology and Public Theology (pp. xiii-xvi). Bristol University Press. doi:10.51952/9781529207415.fm002
Foreword
Maruna, S. (2020). Foreword. In Criminology and Public Theology (pp. xiii-xvi). Bristol University Press. doi:10.56687/9781529207415-003
Foreword
Maruna, S. (2020). Foreword. In Unknown Book (pp. xiii-xvi). Bristol University Press. doi:10.46692/9781529207415.001
Desistance, Social Justice and Lived Experience
Maier, K., Ricciardelli, R., & Maruna, S. (n.d.). Desistance, Social Justice and Lived Experience. Journal of Prisoners on Prisons, 28(2), 182-183. doi:10.18192/jpp.v28i2.4817
“It Is the Sensual, Stupid”: Katz and the Futures of Criminology
King, A., & Maruna, S. (2020). “It Is the Sensual, Stupid”: Katz and the Futures of Criminology. In Jack Katz (pp. 25-39). Emerald Publishing Limited. doi:10.1108/978-1-78756-072-720201002
Afterword: Can the Rehabilitative Ideal Survive the Age of Trump?
Maruna, S. (2020). Afterword: Can the Rehabilitative Ideal Survive the Age of Trump?. In Beyond Recidivism (pp. 315-320). New York University Press. doi:10.18574/nyu/9781479862726.003.0016
From victim blaming to reintegrative shaming
Maruna, S., & Pali, B. (2020). From victim blaming to reintegrative shaming. The International Journal of Restorative Justice, 3(1), 38-44. doi:10.5553/tijrj/258908912020003001005
Rehabilitation and Prison Release during the Pandemic : Perspectives from British Prisons
Maruna, S. (2020). Rehabilitation and Prison Release during the Pandemic : Perspectives from British Prisons. doi:10.50873/10436
パンデミック期における収容者の釈放と出所者の社会復帰 : 英国の刑務所から得た知見
Maruna, S. (2020). パンデミック期における収容者の釈放と出所者の社会復帰 : 英国の刑務所から得た知見. doi:10.50873/10425
2019
The music of recovery and desistance
Cursley, J., & Maruna, S. (2019). The music of recovery and desistance. In Strengths-Based Approaches to Crime and Substance Use (pp. 257-276). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315227221-14
Doing justice to desistance narratives
Johnson, K., & Maruna, S. (2019). Doing justice to desistance narratives. In The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice (pp. 116-124). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315102832-12
Learning Desistance Together
2018
Techniques of neutralization
Copes, H., & Maruna, S. (2018). Techniques of neutralization. In The Routledge Companion to Criminological Theory and Concepts (pp. 125-129). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315744902-28
Digital degradation: Stigma management in the internet age
Lageson, S. E., & Maruna, S. (2018). Digital degradation: Stigma management in the internet age. Punishment & Society, 20(1), 113-133. doi:10.1177/1462474517737050
Spending time on death row: A case study.
Evans, G., Price, E., Ludlow, A., Armstrong, R., Maruna, S., & Reed, J. (2018). Spending time on death row: A case study.. In Living on death row: The psychology of waiting to die. (pp. 227-255). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/0000084-010
2017
Qualitative Research, Theory Development, and Evidence-Based Corrections: Can Success Stories Be “Evidence”?
Maruna, S. (2017). Qualitative Research, Theory Development, and Evidence-Based Corrections: Can Success Stories Be “Evidence”?. In Qualitative Research in Criminology (pp. 311-337). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315127880-17
Going Straight: Desistance From Crime and Life Narratives of Reform
Maruna, S. (2017). Going Straight: Desistance From Crime and Life Narratives of Reform. In The Termination of Criminal Careers (pp. 175-210). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315085081-13
Desistance from sexual offending: Do the mainstream theories apply?
McAlinden, A. -M., Farmer, M., & Maruna, S. (2017). Desistance from sexual offending: Do the mainstream theories apply?. Criminology & Criminal Justice, 17(3), 266-283. doi:10.1177/1748895816670201
Introduction: The new vision
Liebling, A., Maruna, S., & McAra, L. (2017). Introduction: The new vision. In The Oxford Handbook of Criminology. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/he/9780198719441.003.0001
Strengths-Based Approaches to Reentry (Offender Recovery and a Paradigm Shift of Offender Treatment)
Maruna, S., & LeBel, T. P. (n.d.). Strengths-Based Approaches to Reentry (Offender Recovery and a Paradigm Shift of Offender Treatment). 犯罪社会学研究, 34, 59-81. doi:10.20621/jjscrim.34.0_59
Can Released Prisoners “Make It”? Examining Formerly Incarcerated Persons’ Belief in Upward Mobility and the “American Dream”
P. LeBel, T., Richie, M., & Maruna, S. (2017). Can Released Prisoners “Make It”? Examining Formerly Incarcerated Persons’ Belief in Upward Mobility and the “American Dream”. In Prisoner Reentry (pp. 245-305). Palgrave Macmillan US. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-57929-4_6
Risk assessment and violence: Implications of the interactionist perspective.
Jain, A., Mulvey, E. P., & Maruna, S. (n.d.). Risk assessment and violence: Implications of the interactionist perspective.. In Violent men: An inquiry into the psychology of violence (25th anniversary ed.). (pp. 277-293). American Psychological Association. doi:10.1037/0000044-009
2016
Sex Offending and Situational Motivation: Findings From a Qualitative Analysis of Desistance From Sexual Offending.
Farmer, M., McAlinden, A. -M., & Maruna, S. (2016). Sex Offending and Situational Motivation: Findings From a Qualitative Analysis of Desistance From Sexual Offending.. International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology, 60(15), 1756-1775. doi:10.1177/0306624x16668175
Desistance and restorative justice: it’s now or never
Maruna, S. (2016). Desistance and restorative justice: it’s now or never. Restorative Justice, 4(3), 289-301. doi:10.1080/20504721.2016.1243853
Desistance and restorative justice: learning from success stories of Northern Ireland’s Youth Justice Agency
Marsh, B., & Maruna, S. (2016). Desistance and restorative justice: learning from success stories of Northern Ireland’s Youth Justice Agency. Restorative Justice, 4(3), 369-387. doi:10.1080/20504721.2016.1243855
Foreword by Shadd Maruna
Maruna, S. (2016). Foreword by Shadd Maruna. In Convict Criminology (pp. xii-xvi). Policy Press. doi:10.56687/9781447323679-003
Commentary: Time to Get Rid of the Skid Bid? What Good Are Short Stays of Incarceration?
Maruna, S. (2016). Commentary: Time to Get Rid of the Skid Bid? What Good Are Short Stays of Incarceration?. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 665(1), 98-102. doi:10.1177/0002716216632698
Examining Imprisonment Through a Social Justice Lens
Armstrong, R., & Maruna, S. (2016). Examining Imprisonment Through a Social Justice Lens. In Justice and Penal Reform (pp. 138-161). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315640648-9
Rethinking Prison Disciplinary Processes: A Potential Future for Restorative Justice
Butler, M., & Maruna, S. (2016). Rethinking Prison Disciplinary Processes: A Potential Future for Restorative Justice. Victims & Offenders, 11(1), 126-148. doi:10.1080/15564886.2015.1117997
2015
Understanding desistance from sexual offending
Farmer, M., McAlinden, A. -M., & Maruna, S. (2015). Understanding desistance from sexual offending. Probation Journal, 62(4), 320-335. doi:10.1177/0264550515600545
An exploration of protective factors supporting desistance from sexual offending.
de Vries Robbé, M., Mann, R. E., Maruna, S., & Thornton, D. (2015). An exploration of protective factors supporting desistance from sexual offending.. Sexual abuse : a journal of research and treatment, 27(1), 16-33. doi:10.1177/1079063214547582
Helping Others as a Response to Reconcile a Criminal Past
LeBel, T. P., Richie, M., & Maruna, S. (2015). Helping Others as a Response to Reconcile a Criminal Past. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 42(1), 108-120. doi:10.1177/0093854814550029
2014
Castigo en sociedad: La improbable persistencia de la probation y otras sanciones y medidas comunitarias (Punishment in Society: The Improbable Persistence of Probation and Other Community Sanctions and Measures)
Robinson, G., McNeill, F., & Maruna, S. (2014). Castigo en sociedad: La improbable persistencia de la probation y otras sanciones y medidas comunitarias (Punishment in Society: The Improbable Persistence of Probation and Other Community Sanctions and Measures).
The role of wounded healing in restorative justice: an appreciation of Albert Eglash
Maruna, S. (2014). The role of wounded healing in restorative justice: an appreciation of Albert Eglash. Restorative Justice, 2(1), 9-23. doi:10.5235/20504721.2.1.9
CASTIGO EN SOCIEDAD: LA IMPROBABLE PERSISTENCIA DE LA PROBATION Y OTRAS SANCIONES Y MEDIDAS COMUNITARIAS
Robinson, G., McNeill, F., & Maruna, S. (n.d.). CASTIGO EN SOCIEDAD: LA IMPROBABLE PERSISTENCIA DE LA PROBATION Y OTRAS SANCIONES Y MEDIDAS COMUNITARIAS. Política criminal, 9(17), 147-181. doi:10.4067/s0718-33992014000100005
Desistance and Supervision
McNeill, F., Farrall, S., Lightowler, C., & Maruna, S. (2014). Desistance and Supervision. In Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice (pp. 958-967). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-5690-2_29
2012
Legitimacy Through Neutrality: Probation and Conflict in <scp>N</scp>orthern <scp>I</scp>reland
Carr, N., & Maruna, S. (2012). Legitimacy Through Neutrality: Probation and Conflict in <scp>N</scp>orthern <scp>I</scp>reland. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 51(5), 474-487. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2311.2012.00737.x
Reexamining Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: Beyond “A-Confined View” of What Works
McNeill, F., Farrall, S., Lightowler, C., & Maruna, S. (2012). Reexamining Evidence-Based Practice in Community Corrections: Beyond “A-Confined View” of What Works. Justice Research and Policy, 14(1), 35-60. doi:10.3818/jrp.14.1.2012.35
Life on the Outside: Transitioning from Prison to the Community
LeBel, T. P., & Maruna, S. (2012). Life on the Outside: Transitioning from Prison to the Community. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199730148.013.0027
Stephen Farrall, Mike Hough, Shadd Maruna and Richard Sparks (eds), <i>Escape Routes: Contemporary Perspectives on Life After Punishment</i>
Dagistanli, S. (2012). Stephen Farrall, Mike Hough, Shadd Maruna and Richard Sparks (eds), <i>Escape Routes: Contemporary Perspectives on Life After Punishment</i>. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology, 45(1), 139-144. doi:10.1177/0004865811432819a
Elements of Successful Desistance Signaling
Maruna, S. (2012). Elements of Successful Desistance Signaling. Criminology & Public Policy, 11(1), 73-86. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2012.00789.x
2011
Why Can't Criminology be More Like Medical Research?: Be Careful What You Wish For
Maruna, S., & Barber, C. (2011). Why Can't Criminology be More Like Medical Research?: Be Careful What You Wish For. In What is Criminology? (pp. 318-334). Oxford University PressOxford. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199571826.003.0022
2010
Mixed Method Research in Criminology: Why Not Go Both Ways?
Maruna, S. (2010). Mixed Method Research in Criminology: Why Not Go Both Ways?. In Handbook of Quantitative Criminology (pp. 123-140). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-77650-7_7
2009
Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal?: ‘Redeemability’ and the Psychology of Punitive Public Attitudes
Maruna, S., & King, A. (2009). Once a Criminal, Always a Criminal?: ‘Redeemability’ and the Psychology of Punitive Public Attitudes. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 15(1-2), 7-24. doi:10.1007/s10610-008-9088-1
Desistance from Crime
Kazemian, L., & Maruna, S. (2009). Desistance from Crime. In Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research (pp. 277-295). Springer New York. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0245-0_15
2007
Reviews: Rehabilitation
Cheston, L. (2007). Reviews: Rehabilitation. Probation Journal, 54(3), 295-296. doi:10.1177/02645505070540030905
2006
A fundamental attribution error? Rethinking cognitive distortions<sup>†</sup>
Maruna, S., & Mann, R. E. (2006). A fundamental attribution error? Rethinking cognitive distortions<sup>†</sup>. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 11(2), 155-177. doi:10.1348/135532506x114608
Why God Is Often Found Behind Bars: Prison Conversions and the Crisis of Self-Narrative
Maruna, S., Wilson, L., & Curran, K. (2006). Why God Is Often Found Behind Bars: Prison Conversions and the Crisis of Self-Narrative. Research in Human Development, 3(2), 161-184. doi:10.1207/s15427617rhd0302&3_6
Self-Narratives and Ethnographic Fieldwork
CREWE, B. E. N., & MARUNA, S. (2006). Self-Narratives and Ethnographic Fieldwork. In The SAGE Handbook of Fieldwork (pp. 108-123). SAGE Publications Ltd. doi:10.4135/9781848608085.n7
2005
THE IMPACT OF IMPRISONMENT ON THE DESISTANCE PROCESS
Maruna, S., & Toch, H. (2005). THE IMPACT OF IMPRISONMENT ON THE DESISTANCE PROCESS. In Prisoner Reentry and Crime in America (pp. 139-178). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cbo9780511813580.006
What Have We Learned from Five Decades of Neutralization Research?
Maruna, S., & Copes, H. (2005). What Have We Learned from Five Decades of Neutralization Research?. Crime and Justice, 32, 221-320. doi:10.1086/655355
2004
Desistance-focused Criminal Justice Policy Research: Introduction to a Special Issue on Desistance from Crime and Public Policy
Farrall, S., & Maruna, S. (2004). Desistance-focused Criminal Justice Policy Research: Introduction to a Special Issue on Desistance from Crime and Public Policy. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(4), 358-367.
So 'Prison Works', Does It? The Criminal Careers of 130 Men Released from Prison under Home Secretary, Michael Howard
Burnett, R., & Maruna, S. (2004). So 'Prison Works', Does It? The Criminal Careers of 130 Men Released from Prison under Home Secretary, Michael Howard. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(4), 390-404.
The Liverpool Desistance Study and Probation Practice: Opening the Dialogue
Maruna, S., Porter, L., & Carvalho, I. (2004). The Liverpool Desistance Study and Probation Practice: Opening the Dialogue. Probation Journal, 51(3), 221-232. doi:10.1177/0264550504045899
‘California Dreamin’: are we heading toward a national offender ‘waste management’ service?
Maruna, S. (2004). ‘California Dreamin’: are we heading toward a national offender ‘waste management’ service?. Criminal Justice Matters, 56(1), 6-7. doi:10.1080/09627250408552932
Desistance from Crime and Explanatory Style
Maruna, S. (2004). Desistance from Crime and Explanatory Style. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 20(2), 184-200. doi:10.1177/1043986204263778
Contemporary penality and psychoanalysis
MATRAVERS, A., & MARUNA, S. (2004). Contemporary penality and psychoanalysis. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 7(2), 118-144. doi:10.1080/1369823042000266558
Desistance from Crime: A Theoretical Reformulation
Maruna, S., & Farrall, S. (2004). Desistance from Crime: A Theoretical Reformulation. In Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie Sonderhefte (pp. 171-194). VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. doi:10.1007/978-3-322-80474-7_7
2002
The Science and Politics of Offender Treatment, Round 2
Maruna, S., & LeBel, T. P. (2002). The Science and Politics of Offender Treatment, Round 2. Contemporary Psychology, 47(3), 314-316. doi:10.1037/001135
Afterword: In the Shadows of Community Justice
Maruna, S. (2002). Afterword: In the Shadows of Community Justice. In What is Community Justice?: Case Studies of Restorative Justice and Community Supervision (pp. 159-162). SAGE Publications, Inc.. doi:10.4135/9781452232195.n13
2001
Making good: How ex-convicts reform and rebuild their lives.
Maruna, S. (2001). Making good: How ex-convicts reform and rebuild their lives.. doi:10.1037/10430-000