Scholarly exploration into how and why people stop offending (desistance from crime) has focused on the impact of internal and external factors in processes of

This book explores how societies and cultures shape desistance processes and experiences. It offers findings from a cross-national comparative mixed-method stud

This book makes a unique contribution to the internationalisation of criminological knowledge about gender and desistance through a qualitative cross-national e

In Offending and Desistance, Beth Weaver examines the role of a co-offending peer group in shaping and influencing offending and desistance, focusing on three p

This book represents a brief treatise on the theory and research behind the concept of desistance from crime. This ever-growing field has become increasingly re