Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders

by John A. Humphrey

Book Overview

This book provides the most current thinking on effective interventions in the lives of criminal offenders. Original articles by leading criminologists provide in-depth analyses of "turning points" in the desistance process experienced by criminal offenders. An understanding of the sources of turning points (or interventions) across the life course is vital to assessing their impact on criminal behavior. Three sources of interventions in criminal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461489296
• ISBN13: 9781461489290
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 149 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"