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Autore |
Farrall Stephen |
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Titolo |
Understanding Desistance from Crime [[electronic resource]] |
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Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-95140-0 |
9786610951406 |
0-335-22497-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (247 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Criminals |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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