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Time After Time

Repeat Offenders: The Inside Stories

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Time After Time

By: Chris Atkins
Narrated by: Chris Atkins
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A funny, touching, challenging and campaigning book about our prisons crisis by the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Bit of a Stretch.

British prisoners have to endure the most inhumane and barbaric conditions imaginable, so why do so many of them keep going back? Former inmate and documentary maker Chris Atkins has spent the last six years tracking the fortunes of a dozen repeat offenders to understand why the state fails to keep them out of trouble.

Featuring funny, wild and poignant stories, Time After Time exploits Chris's unprecedented access to the criminal underworld to understand why the system actually makes reoffending all but inevitable for ex prisoners.

©2023 Chris Atkins (P)2023 Audible, Ltd Criminal & Forensic Psychology Law Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences Crime Funny Thought-Provoking Mental Health Health

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Having enjoyed the Secret Barrister, this raises a lot of same points but from an (ex) prisoners perspective. Captivating and thought provoking,

Important perspective

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Stories weee very interesting , it’s such a shame that people are in and out of prison , and it does make you think if prison works .

Accents not Chris strong point

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This book has made me laugh. Made me cry. Made me rejoice and made me despair. Chris shines a unique light on all that is wrong with the Criminal Justice System. A must read for anyone who is interested in works in the Criminal Justice System.

Superb book.

A book that makes you want to start a revolution

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Politicians need to listen as if they take the authors advice and convert into policies reoffenders will be reduced dramatically. This is a great book. Very insightful.

great research

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incredible book. very gripping and never boring. chris clearly knows his stuff and the government should listen

the title shows the whole point of the book. it's a really good book

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