2014 | Giving up Crime: Daily-life emotional experience and perceived support in detainees participating in the rehabilitation program ‘Giving up Crime’ (Kiezen voor Verandering) (conference poster, 2014)

The person centered method Giving up Crime (GUC) promotes recovery and desistance from crime in (ex)detainees by capitalizing on personal strengths and stimulating intrinsic goal restructuring. Although GUC is positively evaluated by detainees and prison officers, insight in the mechanisms underlying these appraisals is scant. This study investigates the effects of GUC on detainees´ emotional experience and perceived levels of support in the realm of daily life. (study was performed with permission of The Dutch Custodial Institutions Agency - DJI