Transitions Out of Crime - New Approaches on Desistance in Late Adolescence

This book contributes to our knowledge of desistance in a developing country. Offering an intercultural dialogue with mainstream explanations, Transitions Out of Crime analyses the transition from crime to conformity among a group of Chilean juvenile offenders.

Sommario

List of figures
List of tables
General Editor's introduction
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1 Desistance and youth crime
2 Researching transitions
3 The process and failed process of moving away from crime
4 Triggers within the liminal space of crime and conformity
5 Housewife, mother, or thief: gendered desistance and persistence
6 Conclusions and implications
Index

Info autore

Catalina Droppelmann is Lecturer at the Social Science Faculty and leads the Centre for Studies on Justice and Society at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. She has worked for more than 20 years researching and teaching on justice, crime, and social exclusion. She holds a BA in Psychology from the University of Valparaíso and an MPhil and a PhD in Criminology at the University of Cambridge. Her interests are on criminal desistance from crime, re- entry policies, and youth justice.

Riassunto

This book contributes to our knowledge of desistance in a developing country. Offering an intercultural dialogue with mainstream explanations, Transitions Out of Crime analyses the transition from crime to conformity among a group of Chilean juvenile offenders.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Catalina Droppelmann, Catalina oppelmann
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9780367750312
• ISBN: 978-0-367-75031-2
• Pagine: 198
• Serie: International Series on Desistance and Rehabilitation
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology