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At close range – Introduction to this special issue: As a result of stricter regulations and critical views on the position of researchers, field studies are being conducted less frequently. Keeping distance seems a safe standard, but data collected at close range is valuable for cultural criminologists who investigate people of flesh and blood in real life – the contributions in this theme issue report on ethnographic or biographical research. The authors' extensive reflections paint a realistic picture of their one-to-one relationships with the protagonists of their research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Give cake – On reciprocity and resocialization in secure forensic unit: After collaborating with the author, Jan, the protagonist of a biography, commits a life crime. A 3.5-year sentence is followed by a more extended stay in a secure forensic unit (tbs). These settings are different. Jan is familiar with detention, and it is easy for him to move in this masculine world. However, in the forensic unit, he struggles as many adjustments are required. Over a period of 13 years, the relationship between Jan and the author changes. It reaches an equilibrium as gifts reciprocate, and this is a reflection of Jan's process of resocialization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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