Growing Up and Out of Crime - Desistance, Maturation, and Emerging Adulthood

Growing Up and Out of Crime details how developmental norms and expectations for young people aged 18-25 have diverged from previous generations, shifting the role of maturation that prompts us to examine if and how this maturation can influence desistance from crime.

List of contents

Introduction
1. The Life Course and Emerging Adulthood Theory
2. Theorizing Identity and Maturation
3. Methodological Approach
4. Psychological Maturation
5. Relationships and Social Supports
6. Social Institutions
7. Implications for Policy and Practice
Bibliography

About the author

Elias S. Nader, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Kent State University. He is a criminologist who studies two main topic areas: the transition to adulthood among justice-involved young people and the practices, policies, and initiatives of police departments.

Summary

Growing Up and Out of Crime details how developmental norms and expectations for young people aged 18-25 have diverged from previous generations, shifting the role of maturation that prompts us to examine if and how this maturation can influence desistance from crime.

Product details

• Authors: Elias Nader, Elias (Elias Nader Is an Assistant Professo Nader, Elias (Kent State University Nader
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.02.2024
• EAN: 9780367698584
• ISBN: 978-0-367-69858-4
• No. of pages: 134
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Social Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, LAW / Criminal Law / Juvenile Offenders, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Juvenile offenders, Rehabilitation of offenders, Juvenile Criminal Law, Desistance;Crime;Young people;Maturation