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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457318703321

Autore

Farrall Stephen

Titolo

Understanding Desistance from Crime [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

ISBN

1-280-95140-0

9786610951406

0-335-22497-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CalverleyAdam

Disciplina

364.8

Soggetti

Criminals

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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