Criminal Behaviour in Context
Space, Place and Desistance from Crime
Published on 25. September 2017
302 pages
978-1-351-57061-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the extent to which criminal desistance - 'the change process involved in the ending of criminal behaviour' - is affected by personal and social circumstances which are place specific. Grounded in criminological spatial analysis, as well as more general social scientific investigations of the role of space and place in contemporary social, economic and cultural life, it examines why large numbers of prisoners in the United States and the United Kingdom appear to be drawn from - and after release return to - certain urban neighbourhoods.
In doing so Criminal Behaviour in Context assesses the effect of this unique life course experience on the pathways and choices open to ex-prisoners who attempt to give up crime. Including new data on the geographical distribution of offenders, interviews with serving prisoners, and drawing on theories about social context, identity and subjectivity, it discusses the implications of the evidence and arguments presented for prisoner reintegration policy and practice.
In doing so Criminal Behaviour in Context assesses the effect of this unique life course experience on the pathways and choices open to ex-prisoners who attempt to give up crime. Including new data on the geographical distribution of offenders, interviews with serving prisoners, and drawing on theories about social context, identity and subjectivity, it discusses the implications of the evidence and arguments presented for prisoner reintegration policy and practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,23 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-57061-9 (9781351570619)
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Person
Nick Flynn is Senior Lecturer in Applied Criminology at De Montfort University.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Criminal Desistance in Context 3. From A to B and Back Again: The Revolving Door Between Place of Residence and Imprisonment 4. Place, the Community and the Offender 5. The Hidden Limitations and Possibilities of Everyday Life 6. 'On the up' - Pre-prison Experiences 7. 'On the In' - The Impact of Imprisonment 8. 'On the Out' - After Prison Experiences 9. Implications, Index
