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

Transitions Out of Crime is a book that contributes to our knowledge of desistance in a developing country by analyzing the transition from crime to conformity among a group of Chilean juvenile offenders. It offers new evidence that the traditional binary between the 'reformed desister and the 'anti-social persister is inaccurate and that the road to desistance contains various oscillations between crime and conformity. It also shows the role that gender plays in shaping, limiting, and structuring pathways away from crime.

Format: Hardback
Length: 198 pages
Publication date: 31 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of desistance in a developing country. Through an intercultural dialogue that incorporates mainstream explanations, Transitions Out of Crime delves into the process of transitioning from criminal behavior to conformity among a group of Chilean juvenile offenders.

Desistance from crime extends beyond simply ceasing criminal activity; it involves the acquisition of roles, identities, and virtues, the formation of new social connections, and the occupation of new spaces. This book presents compelling evidence that challenges the traditional binary between the "reformed desister" and the "anti-social persister," suggesting that the road to desistance encompasses a range of oscillations between crime and conformity. Furthermore, it explores the significant role that gender plays in shaping, limiting, and structuring pathways away from crime.

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is designed to appeal to a wide audience, including criminologists, sociologists, penologists, desistance scholars, rehabilitation professionals, gender studies scholars, and anyone interested in exploring the transition from crime to conformity beyond the Anglo-American paradigm.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367750305