Adam Calverley: 2 books
Criminal Careers in Transition
The Social Context of Desistance from Crime
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2014
Continuing previous work exploring why people stop offending, and the processes by which they are rehabilitated in the community, Criminal Careers in Transition: The Social Context of Desistance from Crime follows the completion of a fifth sweep of interviews with members of a cohort of former probationers...
Cultures of Desistance
Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Ethnic Minorities
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
In contrast to the widespread focus on ethnicity in relation to engagement in offending, the question of whether or not processes associated with desistance – that is the cessation and curtailment of offending behaviour – vary by ethnicity has received less attention. This is despite known ethnic...