{"product_id":"dynamics-of-desistance","title":"Dynamics of Desistance","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is well-established that the majority of youth offenders cease to commit crime in early adulthood, but the mechanisms behind the shift from a criminal to a conventional lifestyle are not fully understood. \u003cem\u003eThe Dynamics of Desistance\u003c\/em\u003e aims to contribute to this nascent area of inquiry by providing a phenomenological account of the psychosocial processes involved in desistance from crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on a variety of methods, including in-depth interviews with repeat offenders and their probation officers, police records and psychometric scores, this book charts the early stages of a journey taken by individuals who exist in the liminal space ‘betwixt and between’ crime and convention. A combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis is used to explore the shifts that occur in desisters’ minds and lives as they make the often turbulent transition to a crime-free life, and the dynamic processes that occur at this psychosocial boundary are described.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe theoretical and practical implications of the findings in this book are explored in relation to key issues in desistance literature, and as such this book provides a key resource for academics and students working with the area of probation, as well as practitioners in involved in probation, social work and parole supervision.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54234202079576,"sku":"9780415628051","price":61.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415628051.jpg?v=1777248921","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dynamics-of-desistance","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}