Everyday Desistance: The Transition to Adulthood Among Formerly Incarcerated Youth

by Diane Terry, Laura S. Abrams, Professor Laura S. Abrams

Book Overview

Winner of the 2020 Society for Social Work and Research Book Award

In Everyday Desistance, Laura Abrams and Diane J. Terry examine the lives of young people who spent considerable time in and out of correctional institutions as adolescents. These formerly incarcerated youth often struggle with the onset of adult responsibilities at a much earlier age than their more privileged counterparts. In the context of urban Los Angeles,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813574463
• ISBN13: 9780813574462
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher