Understanding desistance from crime : emerging theoretical directions in resettlement and rehabilitation / Stephen Farrall and Adam Calverley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Farrall, Stephen.

Contributor:

Calverley, Adam.

Series:

Crime and justice (Buckingham, England)

Crime and justice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminals--Rehabilitation--Great Britain.

Criminals.

Recidivism--Great Britain--Prevention.

Recidivism.

Change (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England : Open University Press, 2006.

Summary:

The growth of interest in why people stop offending and how they are resettled following punishment has been remarkable. Once a marginal topic in criminology, it is now a central topic of research and theorising amongst those studying criminal careers. This book is both an introduction to research on desistance, and the report on a follow-up of two hundred probationers sentenced to supervision in the late 1990's. The reader is introduced to some of the wider issues and debates surrounding desistance via a consideration of the criminal careers of a group of ex-offenders. This lively engagement

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface and acknowledgements; Dramatis personae; Chapter 01; Chapter 02; Chapter 03; Chapter 04; Chapter 05; Chapter 06; Chapter 07; Chapter 08; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-225) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-95140-0

9786610951406

0-335-22497-0

OCLC:

437176859