Young Offenders: Crime, Prison and Struggles for Desistance

by S Deegan, Mark Halsey, S. Deegan

Book Overview

Young Offenders provides one of the most in-depth studies of young males seeking, if often failing, to find a life beyond crime and punishment. Through rich interview data of young offenders over a ten year period, this book explores the complex personal and situational factors that promote and derail the desistance process.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349489212
• ISBN13: 9781349489213
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"