Understanding Desistance from Crime: Emerging Theoretical Directions in Resettlement and Rehabilitation

by Adam Calverley and Stephen Farrall

The growth of interest in why people stop offending and how they are resettled following punishment has been remarkable. This text presents an introduction to research on desistance, and also a report on a follow-up of 200 probationers sentenced to supervision in the late 1990s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0335219489
• ISBN13: 9780335219483
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.4"