Mark Halsey, Professor of Criminal Justice, Flinders University, Australia ; Simone Deegan, Project Officer, Flinders University, Australia.
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Palgrave MacMillan
2015
(x, 263 pages) : illustrations.
Palgrave studies in prisons and penology.
Setting the scene --;Approach to the field data --;On track --;Recurring breakdown --;Major derailment --;Catastrophic turn --;Points of unrest --;Points of light.
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.
Juvenile delinquents -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Juvenile justice, Administration of.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
K5575
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M375
2015
Mark Halsey, Professor of Criminal Justice, Flinders University, Australia ; Simone Deegan, Project Officer, Flinders University, Australia.