Young Offenders [electronic resource] : Crime, Prison and Struggles for Desistance /
Halsey, M.author.
Deegan, S.author.
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.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Setting the Scene; 2 Approach to the Field - Data; 3 On Track; 4 Recurring Breakdown; 5 Major Derailment; 6 Catastrophic Turn; 7 Points of Unrest; 8 Points of Light; Concluding Remarks; Custodial-Grams; Notes; Index
Includes index.
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.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Juvenile delinquents.
Social structure.
Social inequality.
Sociology.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Prison and Punishment.
Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Sociology, general.