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The Dynamics of Desistance - Charting Pathways Through Change (Paperback)
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The Dynamics of Desistance - Charting Pathways Through Change (Paperback)
Series: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
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It is well-established that the majority of youth offenders cease
to commit crime in early adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the
shift from a criminal to a conventional lifestyle are not fully
understood. The Dynamics of Desistance aims to contribute to this
nascent area of inquiry by providing a phenomenological account of
the psychosocial processes involved in desistance from crime.
Drawing on a variety of methods, including in-depth interviews with
repeat offenders and their probation officers, police records and
psychometric scores, this book charts the early stages of a journey
taken by individuals who exist in the liminal space 'betwixt and
between' crime and convention. A combination of quantitative and
qualitative analysis is used to explore the shifts that occur in
desisters' minds and lives as they make the often turbulent
transition to a crime-free life, and the dynamic processes that
occur at this psychosocial boundary are described. The theoretical
and practical implications of the findings in this book are
explored in relation to key issues in desistance literature, and as
such this book provides a key resource for academics and students
working with the area of probation, as well as practitioners in
involved in probation, social work and parole supervision.
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