Understanding desistance from crime : Theoretical directions in resettlement and rehabilitation

Farrall, Stephen; Calverley, Adam

Abstract

Why do people stop offending? What are the processes they undergo in stopping? What can be done to help more people who have offended put their pasts behind them? 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 1990s. 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.

Citation

Farrall, S., & Calverley, A. (2006). Understanding desistance from crime : Theoretical directions in resettlement and rehabilitation. Open University Press

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Publication Date: 2006-01
• Deposit Date: Mar 19, 2021
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Series Title: Crime and Justice
• ISBN: 9780335219490; 9780335219483
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3742474
• Additional Information: This book is part of the Tracking Progress after Probation Project