Global Perspectives on Desistance
Reviewing what we know and looking to the future
Joanna Shapland editor Stephen Farrall editor Anthony Bottoms editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:20th Apr '16
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This book offers a global view on desistance, featuring insights from international experts. It explores key themes such as agency, life phases, and the role of criminal justice in reducing reoffending.
Global Perspectives on Desistance explores the shift in focus from understanding how adolescents are drawn into crime to examining how adults can reduce and ultimately cease their criminal behavior. This book highlights the growing body of longitudinal and in-depth studies conducted worldwide, which track offenders throughout their lives, analyzing their criminal histories alongside their social and economic conditions.
Bringing together leading experts from various countries, including the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain, the USA, and Australia, the book provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about the desistance process. It aims to enhance theoretical understanding and sets an academic agenda for future research in this area. By examining key studies, the authors discuss the potential positive impacts of desistance research on current offenders and the broader implications for society.
The book is structured into three main sections: the interplay of agency, structure, and desistance from crime; the influence of life phases on the desistance process; and the role of criminal justice and state interventions. Global Perspectives on Desistance serves as an essential resource for students in criminology, social work, sociology, and psychology, as well as for academic criminologists, policymakers, and practitioners involved in corrections and reform efforts. Its comprehensive and forward-thinking approach makes it a valuable contribution to the field of criminal justice.
"The study of desistance from crime has truly come of age with this impressive, international collection of some of the best research on the topic to date. Far from being the last word on desistance, the volume raises crucial, new questions for the next generation of studies in this fast-growing area."
Professor Shadd Maruna, Dean of the School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University – Newark, USA
"Over the last 25 years, research on desistance from crime has burst on the criminological scene. Unfortunately, much of that research has focused solely on the U.S. This volume adds a much needed global perspective to the ongoing discussion. Drawing on empirical research from a wide range of countries, our knowledge of desistance from crime is expanded and enhanced. The section on criminal justice and state interventions in particular adds an important dimension to the desistance debate. While contentious issues remain unresolved, this book is a must read for researchers and policymakers interested in what it takes to move offenders away from crime."
John H. Laub, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland, USA
"This volume offers an impressive array of divergent perspectives on the process of desistance from crime, and successfully integrates these diverse outlooks into a coherent story. Drawing on an assortment of varied research methodologies and cultural settings, the authors take stock of the state of knowledge on desistance and provide a useful roadmap for future desistance research."
Lila Kazemian, Associate Professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA
"In this very rich and truly international (albeit with a strong European base) collection, classical desistance discussions (e.g. hooks for change, social capital, cognitive and narrative changes, etc.) are updated and extended both theoretically (notably by integrating developmental theories), and in terms of research subjects (e.g. agency, and structural, economic, and cultural contexts). Importantly, this exciting edited book reveals how desistance theory now appears ready to start developing alternative treatment methods, and to move beyond a mere desistance paradigm (e.g. regarding criminal records or probation sanctions policies). This integrated volume reveals how mature desistance research has become."
Professor Martine Herzog-Evans, University of Rheims, France
ISBN: 9781138850996
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 566g
304 pages