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The Desistance Journey

Into Recovery and Out of Chaos

Orla Lynch author James Windle author Graham Cambridge author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:23rd Sep '22

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This book examines desistance from offending amongst men in County Cork – the largest county in the Republic of Ireland. It examines the bigger picture of desistance, namely how offending and recovery from addiction are inseparable processes. It draws on in-depth interviews with 40 men  who had engaged with the criminal justice system, and the chapters which follow trace the participants’ life histories: from the hardships they endured as children through their recollection of their reckless teenage years into active addiction and their often numerous attempts at recovery and eventually, for most, full recovery. It challenges some of the dominant assumptions that exist around desistance, and discusses topics such as toxic masculinity. It offers a practice friendly account of the academic work on desistance and a multidisciplinary holistic account of the process of doing desistance. 

ISBN: 9783031112683

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168 pages

1st ed. 2022